Having fiddled, took apart, put back together, added fluid, I finally gave up and took my bike to the lbs, plan b was to put tubes back into my 650b plus but wanted the tubeless to work, after the lbs trip it looks like the tyres are holding pressure again. Lbs reckon it’s ethier my micro pump as it screws on and that’s moved the valve or the tyres. So to combat both which camelbak sized pump do you guys use and recommend for a plus bike??
Secondly does anyone know of any bike shop with specialized plus tyres in stock? I found one at evans but need 2, my local concept store doesn’t have any and I prefer the 3.0 tyres, any links would be great! Thanks!
You could try James Cycles. They had some in stock when I bought some 2.8 Butchers to replace the Purgatory 3.0.
Usually use a gas canister on the trail and have a Leyzene pump for back up
Freeborn cycles in Horsham have Spesh plus tyres listed.
And as for pumps- I’ve got a zefal - almost like a mini track pump. Advantage being that you’re not wiggling the valve as the head is on a hose.
In terms of a pump I would really recommend a Topeak Mountain Morph.
Much bigger volume than a standard mini pump but still fits in a Camelbak.
+1 for the Mountain Morph, but for pressure adjustments on the go, I've just bought a Fabric Accubar gauge, which works neatly with a Lezyne Alloy Drive pump and means you can actually adjust the pressure accurately. I think the gauge markings could be clearer, but otherwise it seems to work well - it also means the Lezyne pump can't unscrew the valve core, which it likes doing...
For tubeless installation at home, a Bontrager Flash Charger or similar air reservoir-type pump / tank makes life a whole lot simpler.
Fabric Millibar for a small pump with big volume. Compact enough to fit in a pocket as well should you wish to ride without a pack.
Trailblazers went straight up with my SKS Aircon 6 track pump. Mountain Morph I already had for bag carry seems to cope well enough with any field adjustment. It's not small but does do the job.
Not quite understanding your post tbh. A micro pump would be the last thing I'd choose to try and seat a tubeless tyre from scratch personally, but if the issue is simply the old 'screw on chuck sometimes unscrews core' that was discussed to death on the recent 'invent a new valve...' thread then a pump without a screw chuck will solve your problem.
It’s was a trail pump, should of said! I’ve got a track pump at home for those big tyres! It’s more I use the bike on the road to get to Cannock etc....then let the air out a bit, pump back up on the road.
The tyres are the big one, no one seems to have any stock...
