A good idea or too thin a sidewall?
Should have got UST's but beggers can't be choosers @ £25 a tyre 😆
Had I better stick a tube in these tyres?
Run them tubeless, if you get a rip you will have to fix it and put a tube in there anyway tubeless or not.
works fine. I ran them like that for a year or so till I wore the tyres out. Put a small rip in a sidewall and repaired it with a piece of inner tube and rubber cement and that worked fine too!!
Yep, that's what I did. Seals fine but seems to get slashed a lot easier without the tube tho
I have UST and non UST NNs on on two bikes, running tubeless. Both are fine, though the non UST's do deflate more quickly. The UST's are heavy, and I really notice the difference in rolling resistance.
I put a tube in one due to a ding in the rear rim - punctured on the first ride out due to a huge thorn. When I converted it from tubeless, I pulled 7 thorns out of the tyre. Tubeless makes a lot of sense (with a tube as backup)
I'm currently running a Nobby Nic Evo on the front tubeless on a ZTR rim with yellow tape and Stans fluid.
I only fitted it on Friday night but I've done about 70 miles since on a variety of ground and it's been fine.
It lost about 20lbs last night but once pumped up pre-ride held it's pressure fine - I wondered if I'd picked up a thorn that needs removing but I can't find one.
Pulled a massive one out of the rear Ralph earlier - no puncture just a spot white fluid to show where the Stans fluid sealed it.
nice to hear I've not order the wrong ones then.
Are you supposed to pull thorns out of tubeless tyres? I thought you were better to leave them in?
I thought you were better to leave them in?
maybe it is - I dunno but it's a bit like a scab, you just can't help yourself sometimes 🙂
I've been running a standard Evo NN ghettoed for nearly a year now without any issues at all
Nobby Nics were ghe only tyres I could never get to seal on rim strips
Having major problems trying to get air in the tyre.....
I've just run another strip of yellow Stans rim tape around but can't get air to stay in and tyre to pop onto rim.
Any tips?
megastream - what rims? I inflated a non UST NN on my 355 rim last night with a track pump. I just put enough yellow tape on to go round once but had fitted a tube and a tyre for a day or so to get the tape well pressed down. I was expecting issues but with a track pump the tyre seated immediately and went up. It is a brand new tyre though, may be that helps? I also used soapy water liberally on the sidewall and the bead prior to inflation. Once it was up I deflated it and put some stans jizz in and left at 40 psi over night. It was down to about 15psi or so this evening so I pumped it back up and went for a ride - didn't seem to lose any pressure on the ride so I'm hoping it retains more pressure overnight.
Ah, I only pulled the thorns out when that wheel went from tubeless to tubed; due to a [big] rim ding that would cause the seal to fail catastrophicaly when run tubeless - usually up a mountain in the middle of nowhere. There were some bloody big thorns in there which was impressive to see, and the warm feeling I got thinking about the number of avoided punctures on the trail.
Megastream - you really must ride it after you inflate for the first time. I've been there and turning the wheel / spinning the pedals on a stand just doesn't do the job properly - the tyre will deflate fairly quickly. When you do get them working I find the non ust NNs just like running latex tubes in terms of air loss.
I found inflating non ust NNs on 355's hard! Try using your arm to squash the carcass and force the bead out on to the rim near the valve ... as you pump 🙂 - harder than it sounds though, and an extra pair of hands helps.
Just ghetto(ed) my 5.1 dt's with the gaffa and electrical tape method but with single ply high rollers, the kevlar bead seated with a track pump instantly, the wire bead was a bit more tricky but both done with a track pump! Result.. lighter than i've been used to and holding air well, all good.
Used art latex with a bit of screen wash, which apparently helps it all stay nice and liquidy and stops it freezing (in summer...). 😉
Very pleased so far.
Spoke with their agent in the UK today.
They, along with RRalfs etc work just fine with the Stans system.
Tip: Use CO2 cartrides to seat difficult tyres.
I'm using 355's
Going crazy with the track pump last night, used soapy water round the rim and also tried removing the core from the valve. Just can't get enough air in to pop it on the rim.
Didn't put any sealant in the tyre yet as I didn't want to waste it, once I know the tyre will mount I will deflate and put the solution in.
Gave up in the end last night and put tubes in, will give it another go later then if it can be done!
Oh, the tyres are new.
Tip: Use CO2 cartrides to seat difficult tyres.
I've used non-UST Nobbys for a couple of years now (2.2s, 2.4s on various rims). I use the snakeskin version for some additional sidewall protection and also more rigidity/stability (i.e. less rolling in the corners)
I always eventually managed with a track pump but it's a hell of a lot easier with my new compressor!
yup, should be fine.. although you'll almost certainly need sealant for the non-UST ones as mine leaked through the sidewalls to start with..