Viewing 10 posts - 1 through 10 (of 10 total)
  • Inflating tubeless road tyres?
  • FOG
    Full Member

    In an attempt to pep up my road bike I bought some tubeless ready wheels and some Schwalbe Pro Ones.
    I have had few problems with mtb tubeless tyres using an Airshot so didn’t anticipate any with road tyres. Wrong!!! I just can’t get the things to go up. I have done all the usual tricks, put tube in, sealant in, sealant out, gallons of washing up liquid, no progress. Any ideas before I bite on the bullet and take it somewhere with a compressor?

    gigawhat
    Free Member

    have you checked that both tyre beads are sitting down on the rim bed around the valve area? i.e. sometimes the tyre bead gets caught on the top of the valve allowing air to escape

    cloudnine
    Free Member

    Have you taken the valve out first?

    tang
    Free Member

    Extra layer of tape?

    curiousyellow
    Free Member

    What wheels?

    Ultegras went up with no tape, track pump using Schwalbe One and Hutchinson Atoms I think.

    FOG
    Full Member

    Hunt wheels, valve core in and out and added extra tape layer

    Turnerfan1
    Free Member

    I put a tube in and leave for a day or two.
    Then try again.
    Did this with my Hunt and one went up and not the other.
    Another layer of tape and tube in for a few days.
    Went up fine then.
    Be patient!
    Thanks,
    Max

    mtbtomo
    Free Member

    No issue on my Cosines with Pro Ones, easier than mtb even. Had my Hunt wheels come pre-fitted with Pro Ones so don’t know what it will be like when the time comes with these

    FOG
    Full Member

    Alle –bleeding –lulia, I have finally got them to go up and stay up.
    It took two retapes, new valves, sitting with tubes in and a lot of patience but they have finally seated with the airshot.
    I just hope they last a long time!

    jimdubleyou
    Full Member

    I just hope they last a long time!

    You’ve done it now – you’re getting sidewall slash in < 2weeks.

    😈

Viewing 10 posts - 1 through 10 (of 10 total)

The topic ‘Inflating tubeless road tyres?’ is closed to new replies.