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Just got a new bike that has tubeless ready tyres with the valves supplied so I SHOULD give it a go. But as i've never used them I need a bit of advise. Do I need to now buy some liquid latex, or simply take my tubes out and use the new valves ? What about tubeless repair kits ? Which is the best sort to get ? BUT...surely, now I will have to carry TWO tubes instead of my usual one ???
Buy yourself some Stans Sealant to put in there. It's the best sealant on the market. It's latex based, but takes ages to dry out, and seals better than anything else I've tried. Oh, and 9 times out of 10, you do need some sealant, and it's best to use a bit anyway.
Tubeless repair kits... Possibly good idea to have one on you, though I've never bothered... That said, next ride I'll probably slash a hole in one of my tyres now!
I always carry a couple of tubes anyway, just in case. If this bothers you, well... Keep em in the tyres, where they add rotational weight! 😉
a friend with a compressor occasionally helps too 
give it a try, you got all the bits, except the stan's.
Use Maxxis tyres and XT rims, perfect for 18 months no puncture riding. Brecon beast, marin rough ride bike fest, spain etc etc. I ride most weekends trail centres and Wales off piste. I carry a tubeless repair kit but no tubes. Not experienced any punctures in 18 months since switching. I use two good cups of stans and renew it every 6 months. Change tyres once a year dont run specific winter summer, no need with tubeless. Would not go back to tubes. Roll fantastic at low pressures. In wet I run 20psi and 25psi in dry. My final tip, dont cut corners and ignore the nay sayers and give it a try.
What Pawsy_Bear says.
You don't say if you have tubeless rims. If so, it's easy peasy. If not, it's easy peasy with a few wraps of electrical tape to seal the spoke holes off (remove rimtape first).
Been doing tubeless in all flavours for over 3 years and won't go back.
Use sealant as it will repair thorn type punctures without you even noticing. And I use a Weldtite tubeless repair kit, only needed it twice in all that time and no need to take the wheel off to sort it.
And I always carry two tubes and never needed them, but my non-tubeless buddies have been grateful a number of times 😉
That's brilliant guys, thanks for your help. And yes Mary, the rims are tubeless ready too. I've got to do it haven't I ?
You know, in the last week I have broken THREE promises to myself.
I now own a CARBON framed Specialized with a BRAIN and now I'm going TUBELESS !! Fingers crossed I don't regret any of them....
The slider, I don't know if these are of any use to you. I've been keeping track of the tyres I try, sealant I've made and how I've inflated them. Hope it's of some use. I love tubeless and won't go back now, I can't remember the last puncture I had.
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I'm interested in this, have the tubless ready rims but not tyres/ If I want to go tubelss I'll need the tyres, obviously; some of the rim strips and some sealant? and a compressor if I can get my mitts on one.
Is it a pain to change tyres, e.g summer/winter (mud) tyres? is it worth swapping tyres and if not why not?
Cheers
I am happily running non-tubeless tyres as tubeless. It doesn't always work but it is easy to try and I haven't had a puncture since I went tubeless.
I don't see why swapping tyres is harder when tubeless than when not tubeless, you just lose a little bit of Stans latex in the process.
Weirdest thing I found was you get lower rolling resistance AND better grip. I am not sure how that bit works but it seems to.