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  • The video ~9 of you have been waiting for! Fat fire bead inflater (explosions!)
  • maximusmountain
    Free Member

    Huzzah it works! Will be posting my tubeless set up in due course.

    [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBbldu5tLAE[/video]

    How not to do it!

    [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbX8i9pXSHw[/video]

    LoveTubs
    Free Member

    Do I have to spell it out, perhaps silence speaks volumes dear fellow!

    maximusmountain
    Free Member


    Clear duct tape


    3 layers, one on each rim bead and one in the centre


    Lighter and an allen key to poke the hole through (to cauterise it)


    Cauterised hole

    mick_r
    Full Member

    Might want to be very careful with fumes from burning carb / brake cleaner…….

    http://www.brewracingframes.com/safety-alert-brake-cleaner–phosgene-gas.html

    bruneep
    Full Member

    Bravo 😀

    maximusmountain
    Free Member

    Mick – used carb cleaner, and as you just posted that thought id check it, no mention of such gasses on here (thankfully!), only harmful to breath in vapours and get in touch with skin, thankfully.

    garage-dweller
    Full Member

    That link above is scary! 😯

    Tracker1972
    Free Member

    It is impressively undramatic when it works, and (as long as your kit survived) most amusing when it doesn’t 🙂

    Thanks!

    stuey
    Free Member

    :lol:- worth the wait – thanks

    captainsideburns
    Free Member

    Hilarious!

    ocrider
    Full Member

    Excellent !

    Vaguely relevant video…
    [video]http://youtu.be/MNujEnJCt4E[/video]

    cardo
    Full Member

    Haha love it, so if it doesn’t work you have a burnt buckled wheel.

    mick_r
    Full Member

    I presume you’re mostly igniting the butane propellant from the carb cleaner? Why not cut out the middle man and go for camping gas / gas lighter refill?

    Can we have a video when you try this 🙂

    maximusmountain
    Free Member

    I have just bought some 24″ inner tubes to redo the rear, its a right PITA re-inflate with this method (as my tye decided to unseat both sides during the night). Also built the centre up with foam so with the new split tube method hopefully it will be easier!

    I couldn’t find a butane/propane refill at the time!

    maximusmountain
    Free Member

    It also appears that I uploaded the incorrect “working” version as that one didnt work! Heres the correct working version.

    [video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqZaHGxMTy8&feature=youtu.be[/video]

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