Trying road tubeless for the first time. Aerocoach Aeox wheel with a Conti 5000 TL tire. Tightest fit of any tire I’ve ever installed, getting the thing on took every ounce of experience and cunning I’ve acquired from 25 years of cycling, and was the closest I’ve ever come to going to a bike shop to…

Given you said it was very hard to get the tire on, my first thought is perhaps you shifted the tubeless tap around on the rim and slightly exposed a spoke hole. The other likely possibility is at the valve core. First, it may not be tight enough. It can feel snug at first, but then you pump the ti…

[image] DaveWh: a white rim strip that looks different than the ones you linked to. For clarity, the white colors are also available on that same link above. Just click the color dot, and the size list reflects the “road” sizes, instead of the “MTB” sizes that are black. [image] [image…

Thx Chad. My rim strip looks different than the ones pictured - even the white ones. I’ll buy a pair of these strips for my next go around. Appreciate the advice :+1:t3:

Cool. Good luck with the new ones. Might be an “easy” fix :smiley:

Some time ago I said that road tubeless was a lot of trouble for not too much benefit. At the time many assured me that it was not much trouble at all. The contents in this thread lead me to believe otherwise…my own experiences were similar. Probably now that more people are actually trying it we…

This LONG thread is full of good and bad experiences. Road tubeless experiences

You keep stating that for every n=1 experience for every issue you argue against, but we have to realize that most forums mostly contain the problems of a product. As many have stated above, there is too many variances introduced with different combinations of products. This is why we need a standar…

Also, the tape isn’t just to cover the spoke holes. Make sure you are using a rim tape that is a wide enough to cover wall to wall on the rim bed (brake track to brake track). The tape helps create the right gap for the bead of the tire to fit in snuggly when the bead is set. Too much tape it won’t …

[image] cwiggum: These same folks then complain that tubeless doesn’t work. In case it’s not clear - I’m a big fan of tubeless. On my mountain bike and fatbike, I’ve had zero issues with setup or while riding the bikes. On my road/gravel bike, the setup is a pain compared to my other two bik…

My apologies @DaveWh . The “complain” part was just meant in general. It sounds like you were trying to use the proper stuff and not trying to game the system.

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mcneese.chad October 10, 2019, 7:01pm 27

This LONG thread is full of good and bad experiences.

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