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Righto I'm learning here. Big trip coming up and I'm planningon using tubeless tyres but you guys are suggesting that taking a spare tube is a good thing just in case there's a gash the size of the Khyber Pass in the wall , right??
Is it just a case of taking the tyre off, putting the tube in, putting ther tyre back on and pumping it up?
What about wheel balancing?
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This depends on what type of vent you have and how easy it is to remove. Tubes come with their own vent, a schreader valve, actually. The ones on my BMW are easily removeable and seal with an o-ring, but i'm not sure if this design is standard on all bike wheels. And i never balance the wheels on the travell bike as it seams i end up taking them apart so often, it never makes a diference  .
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How about this one?
Stuff your front tyre with tennis balls! Anyone has tried this before?
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method for seating a tubeless tyre on a rim without compressor
fairly simple.
get the tyre mounted, splash a little petrol - which most of us carry - inside the tyre, enough to wet the inside of the bead for say 2/3 of the circumference, but not enough to pool. use your head...
make a little trail of petrol up across the outside of the tyre. this will be the wick.
take a piece of rolled paper, light the end and touch it to the petrol on the outside of the tyre.
burny, burny, whoof! your tyre is seated on the rim and probably about half-inflated.
taught to me by Ariel Rodriguez, mechanic in Mendoza, Argentina. for a demo, check:
YouTube - Seating a tubeless tyre on a rim without compressor.
cheers
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I have been riding/driving since 1961. During that time I have twice had problems with tyre failing to seal to the rims properly. Both times were the only two times I had aluminium rims.
Now this second time with my bmw 1985 R80.. I am about ready to install a tube in the front wheel because I cannot get the front tyre airtight. Would the goo from Halfords or Ultraseal help?
My last actual puncture on a bike ( my only one) was in 1961 on a tiger cub... 
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I have been riding/driving since 1961. During that time I have twice had problems with tyre failing to seal to the rims properly. Both times were the only two times I had aluminium rims.
Now this second time with my bmw 1985 R80.. I am about ready to install a tube in the front wheel because I cannot get the front tyre airtight. Would the goo from Halfords or Ultraseal help?
My last actual puncture on a bike ( my only one) was in 1961 on a tiger cub... |
Hi OldBMW,
I've never used this stuff, but it certainly comes highly recommended by a wide range of people. So, following martynbikers' link, here is the Ultraseal answer about use in tubes (qualified to some extent but an answer nevertheless):-
Frequently Asked Questions
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Thanks walkabout
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However, right there is another video about how not to do it:
YouTube - tyre fitting gone wrong
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