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Trying to inflate a tubeless mud x on to a mavic tubless ready rim can i do it with a track pump or do i need a compressor been at it for an hour am knakered
Advice will follow any effort at punctuation.
youcoulddoitifyoupumpreallyreallyquickly
valve core out
plenty fairy liquid round rim & bead
pump her 'til she chunders (TM Flasheart)
I ran out of patience and use the air pump down the petrol station, inflates in seconds.
As long as you've a decent track pump, just give it mad pumps till it pops on. If it doesn't go straight away you need something else. Possible fairy liquid, or a rimstrip.
Give up and put a tube in will try again in the week
put tube in, inflate, leave overnight. pop tube out, put goop in, inflate in a few easy strokes. nae worries.
Make sure you pull the bead open over the valve (otherwise the air doesn't flow into the tyre) and then holding it in one hand (fingers under the rim, thumb on the tyre) will let you feel whether the air is going in and let you gently flex the tyre to improve the inflation. One hand on the track pump is sufficient.
Works for me with Flows or ghetto and MudX (TLR), RevoltSuperX (TLR), Fat Albert (standard) or High Rollers (standard) and a Joe Blow Sport.
I reckon it's as much technique as effort - 'cos it gets easier each time I do it.
bb i have a compressor if you need it!!!pop up and i'll do it
BB i can do my mud x with a pump are you using plenty of soapy water? Would be a piece of piss with the compressor though