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  • Aug 12, 2026, 2:16 AM

    Tubeless setup has saved me a bunch of times so I didn’t have to change inner tubes by the road, but damn it can be a pain to install new tires. Tubeless ready tires need to seal air so it’s a lot tighter and harder cramp the last few inches of the tire onto the wheel.

    After that the bead also needs to be properly seated. It requires a lot of pressure! For now I use CO2 canisters because they can release air in a very short time so it creates big air pressure to seat the bead. But CO2 tends to leak out the rubber overtime. So don’t forget to properly pump the tire with real air!

    #BikeTooter #HomeMechanic

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  • Jorgemotoridersd@pug.ninja
    Aug 12, 2026, 3:04 AM

    @corgidad I'm still not sold on them for the riding I do, especially knowing what a PITA it is to try to fix one on the side of the road vs replacing a tube

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  • Aug 12, 2026, 3:44 AM

    @motoridersd

    A few weeks ago I didn’t even notice the puncture until I finished the 123 miles in Provincetown! So it sealed the puncture nicely. And I rode multiple long rides now on that tire without any problem.

    Another time (also on a ride to ptown) I noticed the puncture when I stopped and it was having a hard time sealing the big hole and spraying sealant on the frame LOL but after giving the wheel several quick spins and a few minutes, it sealed the hole.

    It is messy if it can’t seal somehow. When we were on a ride in New Hampshire last summer, almost all my friends got big bites when going over poorly maintained train tracks with very sharp edges. It was at the bottom of a long descend so we were all at high speed and it’s very difficult to stop in time. I somehow didn’t get a puncture. But omg what a scene it was. Sealant everywhere LOL we did have to put in tubes in the end.

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