twinkletoes Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 As a temporary fix till I can obtain a new wheel i am thinking of putting a tube into the rear wheel.This is because i am fed up of try trying to get it to hold air with a new rim tape/sikaflex/pair of grannys old tights/wax from an otters fur/etc etc etc Will use an old rim tape with the valve cut out to protect it from the spoke heads and to act as a gripper for the tube. What does anybody reckon - will this work to get me through a few trials? apart from nipping the tube what should i look out for? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_scorpa3 Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 As a temporary fix till I can obtain a new wheel i am thinking of putting a tube into the rear wheel.This is because i am fed up of try trying to get it to hold air with a new rim tape/sikaflex/pair of grannys old tights/wax from an otters fur/etc etc etc Will use an old rim tape with the valve cut out to protect it from the spoke heads and to act as a gripper for the tube. What does anybody reckon - will this work to get me through a few trials? apart from nipping the tube what should i look out for? Thanks Perfectly acceptable fix. The only thing you can't do, it use a tube tyre on a tubless rim as it just slips around. You probably won't need to damage the valve, simply unbolt it and use it again if needed. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaecowarrior Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 I agree. My practice wheel has a tube in it as I just can't be bothered to waste a tube of Dr Sludge in an effort to get a good seal. I must have ridden 100 hours plus on it and it's never slipped or burst. I accept you can't ride with as low a psi and perhaps the tyre doesn't work as well but not all of us are riding in the world champs are we. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montman Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 I have run tubeless tyres with a tube for years at low pressures on a number of different bikes with no problem. The only thing I should add is that this is on the middle route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betanz Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 I have been running a tube in my tubeless rear wheel for a while now and it seems fine, I have run pressures as low as 1.5psi on a really muddy trial with rocks and the tube did not puncture or anything and after the trial I pumped it up to my normal river riding 5 - 6psi and it stayed at that untill the next time it was muddy. Cheers Brad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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