Sealing the tyre to the rim with a Tubeliss system

sidecarbod · Nov 30, 2020

Sorry if this has been covered before but I never have any luck with the search function!

My rear tyre is loosing air slowly (but annoyingly) from between the tyre and the rim in many places, I haven't tried re-seating the tyre or cleaning up the rim yet but I was wondering what you guys used as a sealant. I have been fitting the tyres with diluted washing up liquid but was wondering whether a proper tyre soap would be better because it would fill in any small gaps between the tyre and rim.

Bollocks · Dec 3, 2020

Whack a tablespoon in ya next stew fellas, put hair on ya chest. Or tell(suggest) your wife too.

TQKTM · Dec 3, 2020

long as it dont put hairs on your back!

mdp · Dec 3, 2020

Been using tubliss for years no problems, last front I fitted (Michelin enduro medium 80/100) just would not seal despite repeated attempts.
Put some mtb sealant in, as I had some, and sealed up perfectly, been fine ever since

sidecarbod · Dec 3, 2020

Update from my side.

I decided to go with slime, I ran a smear of the stuff on both sides of the red liner, I then fitted the tyre and ran another smear on both beads of the tyre, I did not use very much, just enough to make the red liner slippy and the tyre's beads slippy. I inflated the bladder to 100 PSI and tyre to 30 PSI, I tested for leaks using a container full of water and it's totally sealed!

I must admit that I was not happy with the thought of water slopping around inside my wheel, using this method there was no water involved at all apart from testing for leaks.

Sealing the tyre to the rim with a Tubeliss system

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