Easier and cleaner version of the ghetto tubeless tire(Part 2 of 2)

This is part 2 of the making of the ghetto tubeless rim. It explains the valve stem sealing and mounting of the tire.

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[OutspokinBicycles]

have you tired pulling the tape off after? does the sticky stuff stick to the rim>

[jimcarrie02]

@OutspokinBicycles yes, the tape does leave a sticky residue. Luckly you shouldn't have to replace the tape too often. I've only had to replace the tape on my rims once in the last 4 years. But if you do have to replace the tape, you can use a cleaner or just your fingers to rub off the the residue.

[dbw16d]

i just cant get the tire to inflate the beed of the tire just will not seal any help???

[jimcarrie02]

@dbw16d You should check out my video on how to mount a tubeless tire. You can find the video on my channel "jimcarrie02". This is very helpful for mounting the tire onto the rim. All you need is a tire lever and some air. Usually this method works every time on the first time. The soapy water method can be tricky sometimes.

[bblack199]

ok this might be weird but me and my friends have bike derbys with old bikes. would this work? or what im trying to say is will the pop if you hit some one??? if it would do you have any ideas one how to make it so it wont pop?

thanks

[jimcarrie02]

@bblack199 Sorry for the delayed response but I've been in Military Training for the last couple months.  If you use the right type of rims, the tire shouldn't pop off the bead. If you are using generic rims, it is likely they don't have a bead shelf for the tire to bead to. Without that bead shelf, the tire will be more likely to pop. Hopefully this answered your question and thanks for watching my video.

[Surfmus]

@Surfmus me again, I used my UST tires for two days with tubes and then decided to try this again, this time with a new compressor and worked fine. It was a pain in the ... because the compressor did not bring a good valve adapter for the presta but I removed the whole fitter adapter and compressed it with my presta to schader valve. Setting the bead on my Nevegal was a hassle. Thanks for the video.

[Surfmus]

I tried on my Mavic 717 non ust with a Kenda Nevegal, 26 x 2.1 UST Tubeless and didn't work. I may re-try it with a great compressor but I'm already buying UST rims. Thanks a lot for the video. Check my REBA REBUILD video for fork rebuilding.

[dbw16d]

i only noted now that it is like black and white...

[RedPoisonDartFrog]

Works great. I am running WTB Weirwolf tires on Laserdisc Trail 29 wheels. One point that I think needs to be stressed more is pulling the sidewalks to set the bead as much as possible before going to the compressor to air it up the first time.