[Closed] rubber queens and tubeless, help

a bit more sealant well sloshed around helped when i had the same issue.

Yep, they need a lot of sealant and a lot of sloshing.

I found they seemed to deflate a little randomly, at first it was overnight, then they would stay up for days on end, then deflate again.

I gave up TBH, but I'd been putting up with a fair amount of tubeless aggro to that point, a bit of patience would probably have seen me right...

are they tubeless RQ's or normal?

normal. I think its time for some more shaking

i had the same problem. will probably put some more sealant in, they would stay up overnight but first ride out i had to put some more air in.
worth persevering with as they are grippy but roll fast.

Even the UST ones aren't the best at holding air!

7 hrs and still 55psi, looking good

not had a problem with mine been up for a month now with 35 psi in them

Inflate them to as low a pressure as you dare and go for a 20 minute ride around the block. That will massage sealant into the pores. Then reinflate and slosh again and you should be good to go.

I tried ghettoing some Conti Verts. After several goes and lost of riding and shaking they stayed up alright but the sealant dried out really quickly. If you get any clear ooze coming out the sidewalls then give them a regular top up.

I had the same random deflations after initial success. Got out an old baby bath - filled with water and it turned out not to be the usual micro bubble leaks but proper gushers in the sidewalls. A good stans shake at those spots sorted it. Had to repeat twice over about a week and ever since its been fine. Touch wood!

I've had a Mountain King Supersonic running tubeless for a few months now with just occasional top ups with the pump...although at first the sidewalls erupted with hundreds of tiny white spots of sealant (like trying to pump up a tea strainer at first)

Back wheel looks good. Just the front going down now

god this is taking it time

I have RQ's and run them tubeless. No prob getting them to hold air, but the sidewalls have been weeping a bit of clear ooze (propylene glycol from the sealant would be my guess).

However they stay inflated and keep rolling fine so I have not been overly concerned.

If they keep leaking either put more sealant in or try a different brand of sealant. I am on home made stuff... http://mountainbikingzane.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/diy-tubeless-goo-for-mountain-bike-tyres/

It sounds like the best thing for all you riders to do is to clean up your wheels, fit tubes and then sell your bikes and use the money to buy a table tennis racket.

You want to run tubeless, then buy UST tyres and stop trying to bodge it with normal tyres and then whine like a bitch that it's a sh!t system. Use proper sealent and not the watered down sh!t you get in the art shops.

Do it properly or don't do it at all.

Plenty of normal tyres are fine run tubeless and you don't pay the weight penalty some UST tyres have (High Roller UST are nearly 1kg IIRC). That said I've not had much joy in the past running Conti non-UST tyres tubeless.

Bit harsh joxster, if you bothered to read the posts no-one is saying the system is rubbish they're just asking for advice or trying to help!

I don't think anyone is actually whining on this thread Joxster, just discussing the relative merits and experiences of using different tyres.

But thanks for forcing your opinions on everyone.
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My 2.4 RQs were described as "tubeless ready" on the bike spec.

They obviously weren't ready when I tried to get them to seal though, and I've given up.

I second what joxter said, minus the whining ... I'm too scared :

who was whining! I was just saying that they had porous side walls.