It's definitely more work, but it gets the job done! Took several tries on this one, but if you can get half of it set, you can finish with the floor pump.
One of the best things that's come from this virus is forcing me to do my own bike work. I was always too unsure of my skills after screwing a few things up in the past. Its so disheartening to have to take your bike in to the shop and say "I couldn't fix this [extremely simple repair]" hahaha. But, since the virus has shops over loaded, I ended up changing up my own brake pads and rotors with relative ease. I never actually set my own tires up as tubeless, I've had the shop do it initially and Kyle was nice enough to replace a tire when we were doing other work on the bike. Seeing Kyle seat a bead with just a floor pump is quite a sight hahah. He enter a bike pumping challenge! This was a long way of me saying I think I'm going to attempt another tire change with a sealant top off soon! Your video made it look easy so hopefully it is. I have a compressor but just need to buy a presta attachment.
If you've got a big trash can, you could set the wheel on top of that, which would make mounting the tire on the rim easier. That's always tough with a new tire. Haha is there video of Kyle seating the bead with a floor pump? I think it's these i9 wheel that make that impossible. The center channel is too deep, so the beads sit in it, and it takes a ton of pressure to get them pushed out to the edge. With the e13 wheels that came with the bike I could always seat them with the floor pump pretty easily.
But how much trouble is it to get the tire inserts in? Lol! That makes sense, though, as it'll push the beads to the edge of the rim for you. I believe that's why I can't seat these with the floor pump, because the center channel of the rim is so deep, the beads stay put in that channel.
Soap and water for mounting and a CO2 cartridge/inflator to pop it on the bead is your friend. You can get 15 -12gram cartridges for $7 at Walmart. One of them will pop on the bead and get you to about 20psi. Finish pumping up with the floor pump, shake it, spin it, ride it, to aid in the sealing. My $.02.
I like to seat my tire before putting sealant in case the tire gives me trouble. Keeps sealant from splashing/getting blown out if it doesn't seat right. I, too, put it in thru the valve stem to keep things nice and neat. Orange Seal is also a very good sealant that is easy to clean up.
I just set mine up Thursday- coulda used this video then 😆😆 I do have a question about the sealant being water soluble- does that affect ability to seal in the wet? Is it no longer soluble when it dries?
You just don't want to get water in the tire. Don't think it'd effect its ability to seal a puncture if you got one riding in the wet, though. Because of the air pressure, sealant is coming out, rather than water coming in.
Good job man! We loved the budget ideas for setting the bead on the tire. Thanks for the video.
It's definitely more work, but it gets the job done! Took several tries on this one, but if you can get half of it set, you can finish with the floor pump.
One of the best things that's come from this virus is forcing me to do my own bike work. I was always too unsure of my skills after screwing a few things up in the past. Its so disheartening to have to take your bike in to the shop and say "I couldn't fix this [extremely simple repair]" hahaha. But, since the virus has shops over loaded, I ended up changing up my own brake pads and rotors with relative ease. I never actually set my own tires up as tubeless, I've had the shop do it initially and Kyle was nice enough to replace a tire when we were doing other work on the bike. Seeing Kyle seat a bead with just a floor pump is quite a sight hahah. He enter a bike pumping challenge! This was a long way of me saying I think I'm going to attempt another tire change with a sealant top off soon! Your video made it look easy so hopefully it is. I have a compressor but just need to buy a presta attachment.
If you've got a big trash can, you could set the wheel on top of that, which would make mounting the tire on the rim easier. That's always tough with a new tire. Haha is there video of Kyle seating the bead with a floor pump? I think it's these i9 wheel that make that impossible. The center channel is too deep, so the beads sit in it, and it takes a ton of pressure to get them pushed out to the edge. With the e13 wheels that came with the bike I could always seat them with the floor pump pretty easily.
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Yep!
Nice video. With tire inserts I can seat tires all day with the floor pump!
But how much trouble is it to get the tire inserts in? Lol! That makes sense, though, as it'll push the beads to the edge of the rim for you. I believe that's why I can't seat these with the floor pump, because the center channel of the rim is so deep, the beads stay put in that channel.
Soap and water for mounting and a CO2 cartridge/inflator to pop it on the bead is your friend. You can get 15 -12gram cartridges for $7 at Walmart. One of them will pop on the bead and get you to about 20psi. Finish pumping up with the floor pump, shake it, spin it, ride it, to aid in the sealing. My $.02.
Good tip!
I like to seat my tire before putting sealant in case the tire gives me trouble. Keeps sealant from splashing/getting blown out if it doesn't seat right. I, too, put it in thru the valve stem to keep things nice and neat. Orange Seal is also a very good sealant that is easy to clean up.
Good point! I think that may actually be the way I've done it in the past.
@@huntstyle Aggressor in the fo life too lol
Thanks for the video and tips! 👏👏
Glad it is helpful!
Sweet tip. Tubeless fun that only someone that has done tubeless understands.
Hoping I don't have to do this again for a while, lol!
nice video
Thanks Diego!
cool clip 👍
I just set mine up Thursday- coulda used this video then 😆😆 I do have a question about the sealant being water soluble- does that affect ability to seal in the wet? Is it no longer soluble when it dries?
You just don't want to get water in the tire. Don't think it'd effect its ability to seal a puncture if you got one riding in the wet, though. Because of the air pressure, sealant is coming out, rather than water coming in.
I tried the weed sprayer with no luck. A small pancake compressor was $50...
But some people may not have $50, Drew! Lol! Yeah, I think I'm gonna pick one up.
@@huntstyle ya, sometimes you have to say no to the titanium bolts and oil slick grips 😂
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