Chapeau! Thick drizzle here. New turbo christened.
Bruce
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19 miles of grubby country rolling roads, very overcast, a persistent 25mph south easterly headwind to slug against on the way out to take 5 minutes longer but only regained 3 minutes on the tailwind return.
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Anyone gone tubeless?
No too long ago that I found out car tryes no longer have an inner tube! That was a big surprise.
Just thinking about going tubeless on my Trek Dual Sport ebike.
Tubeless road and MTB now.
I experimented with them on road bikes many years ago and got fed up with poor results but the technology plus tyre and wheel choice is far better now. There’s lots of advice out there about setting up. You need a good pump and it also helps if you keep the pressure topped up regularly. If you don’t use the bike for long spells at a time it can be more faff than it is worth because of this. Be aware that you can get a rip or tear that defeats the latex, so I always have a tube and pump or CO2 with me.
I am not sure I’d buy a whole new tubeless wheelset plus tyres if I didn’t need to change existing but if starting over I would aways go tubeless now on a road setup. The MTB systems have been brilliant for years, no hesitation.
Bruce
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Looks like you have 50mm tyres on there so presumably fairly low pressures. In that situation, tubeless should work well if you are organised and can ensure sealant is topped up every few months.
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Yes 650 x 50. Thanks good tip on topping up the sealant.
Managed 162k this week between the showers. 62k slow miles today. Just happy to keep moving forward.
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Just completed a tubeless set up.
Fairly simple following a few great youtube clips.
Front wheel - I put an inner tube in first to bed in the new tyre - all done in about 20 minutes.
Back wheel - Put the new tyre on (without the inner tube trick) and found it very difficult to inflate the tyre, tried my electric pump, car pump and floor hand pump. In the end I resorted to CO2 to get the tyre bedding in. I should have taken the valve out to make it esaier.
I’ll report back on how it goes on the road/track.
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It can be tricky to initially inflate a tubeless tyre with Presta valves.
However, i’ve found using Reserve Fillmore tubeless valves make the initial inflation very easy.
Sorry not to advise you about this earlier!
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Generally a blast of CO2 is the way I get them seated, although the loud ‘snap’ can be a bit alarming. Try to ride the wheels soon, it helps any minor leaks to seal and the tyre to bed in properly.
Bruce
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A informative tyre pressure guide on the link below.
It specifically for Zipp wheels but probably a good guide for most others too
My own spec check comes out at 10 psi less than what i use, so will try out the lower pressure 
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Meanwhile my Domane is back together looking immaculately clean awaiting the first ride on the recently rebuild wheel-set; new rims and hub bearings. Went out today on the Trek Silque due to it already (dirty) set up for wet roads. Quite a fast ride today (for my diminutive wattage) with damp roads a bit puddled up in places but a splendid brisk tail wind to come home with. An eye of the storm-ride; horrid yesterday and forecast horrid tomorrow.
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You can use an airshot to inflate the tire fast. Or use a ghetto filler with a 1,5 litre plastic bottle with two presta valves drilled in the bottle cap. Google it.
A pro tip on new tires is to wipe off the inside of the tire with some alcohol to remove the release agent from the production. Then the tubeless sealant will stick to the tire and prevent it from losing air. Not all tires have this.
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Dilute washing up liquid wiped around rim and tyre another way.
Bruce
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Another good tip for the tire to be seated correctly on the rim. You can also use dedicated products as Schwalbe Easy Fit or tire paste. With the last one you should spray on som alcohol to remove the excess.
The Reserve Fillmore valves are a nice upgrade comparet to normal tubeless valves. But olso thse tend to clog up over time. Luckily they are servicable with a 3mm hex key in the base.
A got a set when they was launched. They are somewhere in the basement now.
Short overnighter from Friday to today. Er biked in, ate a beef stew. Sverre slept in his tent, I slept under a tarp. Temperature was close to -10. it got warmer during the night.
This is balm for the soul.
Our camp.
I only have my e bike in the apartment at the moment. The fatbike is in storage at my girlfriend parents barn.
Sverre used his Surly Big Fat Dummy. The best off road touring machine.
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