Wondering if anyone has managed to go with tubeless with the stock rims?
Using Surly Edna’s with tubes and after 2 thorn punctures in 4 hours of riding I really want to go tubeless.
Thing is the tyres on the stock rims are so loose tyre levers aren’t needed.
So tubeless is impossible without a mod. Saw a guy on YouTube using inner tubes as a liner/spacer for this.
Anyone done this or have other suggestions?
Can’t afford a tubeless ready wheel now.
Thanks Tom
I'm a guy on YouTube that used a split tube method. Mines still working like a charm.
Only edit is, you've not really got to bother with the edging foam strips. Just use one width of cheap camping mat.
I did it a couple of different ways. Split tubes (schwalbe AV10 or SV10, not the DH version AV10D that everyone recommends- the AV10 is exactly the right width, like perfect) and a little foam worked well, and easily.
I didn't like adding the tube weight to an alterady pretty weighty wheel, so I devised a much more complicated and pain-in-the-arse method using more foam, and lots of electrical tape to basically seal the foam up. It worked great but man did it take some setting up.
I'd do the split tubes! I might actually still have them, if you're local but tbh the AV10s are about £3 each soooo.
There is a massive fat bike thread or was it a Calibre specific one that covered this in many posts
Hey awesome guys.Thanks a lot.
I'll try the split tubes.
Wow,tubed rims are THAT different in shape for tubeless? Never knew.
Crazy.
I bought a Halo Vapour 27.5 x 50mm tubeless ready wheel lest week for a 27.5 x 3.25 Duro Crux (awesome tyre).
I had never tried to do a tubeless tyre before.
Worked first time and holds air perfect.
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Worked first time and holds air perfect.
Yeah, they are great when it all goes right first time.
A curse when they don't! Lol
That said, tubeless really is the way to go.
Op, the big thread on the Dune is a great read for Dune owners. Heck, I read it all and I don't even own one. Currently! Lol
Yeah, I posted about my tubeless mission a lot in there too but the best solution was buy some BR710s 🙂
the big thread on the Dune is a great read for Dune owner
Yes indeed.
Great bike for the price.
but the best solution was buy some BR710
Thanks now to save up!!
Yes indeed.
Great bike for the price.
Oh yes, been sorely tempted!
Oh yes, been sorely tempted
There’s one on UK eBay now. Got mine got £350. But have upgraded it a fair bit
I used gorilla tape to seal the rim and tracker rod to hold the tyre in place on my standard Dune rims with Floater tyres.
One thing you could try in the meantime, as a stop-gap as it were, is to put some Stans fluid in your inner tubes. I did that while I was trying to decide what to do with my sloppy wheel/tyre combo (i.e. buy BR710s) and it seemed to work quite well. Not so great for the weight though !
Having said that, by the time you've used camping mat, split tube and the fluid there's possibly not muhg difference in weight if you're using the spli-tube method. Although I probably did use a bit too much fluid ......
Have noticed that if i let the tyre down to really low PSI (no gauge, but well soft) the air does escape.
No bother, i just re-lubricated the splittube with soapy water, pumed it up.
So now i dont run it at super low PSI. Thats ok.
Had my first "oh look, sealent spraying out!!" moment when i pulled out a Blackberry thorn. Was scary, till it sealed and i carried on riding. Fantastic!!.
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Having said that, by the time you’ve used camping mat, split tube and the fluid there’s possibly not muhg difference in weight if you’re using the spli-tube method. Although I probably did use a bit too much fluid ……
Comparing really light tubes, I guess but comparing reliable fat tubes, I found a pretty big difference in weight. Lots of people use the heavier dh schwalbe tubes for split tube, don't know why.
