Re: Tubeless tires on tube type rims

Posted by ACEd on August 09, 2007 at 05:48:41 from (65.5.210.56):

In Reply to: Tubeless tires on tube type rims posted by Tim in NB on August 08, 2007 at 16:53:20:

As said above, tires same except for inner liner (and tighter tolerance fit on beads to seal better) - some early tube type tires actually has vents in bead area to allow air between tire and tube to escape. Rims same if made since mid 50's unless riveted or otherwise made up. Newer rims same size & shape but generally better metallurgy to eliminate porosity. If you go back to 30's rear rims were slightly different geometry but newer tires work - just look odd.

Biggest problem with tubeless is prone to leak if rims are rough or rusty at bead or if there is rust in center at welds or if tire bead is damaged. Advantage to tubeless (car and truck tires primarily) is they generally do not go flat for common nail puncture and they are easier to mount. Big deal on car / truck tires is to use a special radial tube for radial tires as they flex different.

Secrets to mounting with a tube - put just a little air in tube to unfold it and stretch it out a bit - not enough to make it round - but remove valve core. Mount 1 side of tire, put tube in carefully to avoid pinching, mount top of tire carefully to avoid pinching, inflate, let air out being careful not to lose valve stem back into tire / rim hole - there is a $2 tool for this - this will let air between tire & tube escape, then reinflate.

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