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[Closed] I'm going to make and sell a fat tyre liner

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It's the only thing stopping me from buying a fat bike.

Any other takers?


 
Posted : 25/07/2013 9:41 pm
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Wot's it for?


 
Posted : 25/07/2013 9:42 pm
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do what?


 
Posted : 25/07/2013 9:43 pm
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To stop thorns etc causing a puncture i.e. sits between tube and tyre.


 
Posted : 25/07/2013 9:44 pm
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Why not just run tubeless? (Not that I experience many punctures. 1 in 20 months so far)


 
Posted : 25/07/2013 9:45 pm
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Why not just run tubeless? (Not that I experience many punctures. 1 in 20 months so far)

Because, as far as my experience tells me, sealants don't work in the wet


 
Posted : 25/07/2013 9:59 pm
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work fine in my experience and fatties tubeless up very easily. Folks are trying to get the rolling weight of fatties down, hence ultralight tyre casings, ghetto tubeless etc...adding a load more weight to the wheels just seems a bit counter-intuitive


 
Posted : 25/07/2013 10:04 pm
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Easy ghetto tubeless here. Many trouble free miles.
Only one puncture on a sharp Moroccan rock. Sealed with an anchovy.


 
Posted : 25/07/2013 10:11 pm
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Because, as far as my experience tells me, sealants don't work in the wet

I've never ridden a fat bike but for normal bikes, sealant works fine in the wet. Half my riding is in the rain 🙁


 
Posted : 25/07/2013 10:14 pm
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Easy ghetto tubeless here. Many trouble free miles.
Only one puncture on a sharp Moroccan rock. Sealed with an anchovy.

Sounds a bit fishy that.


 
Posted : 25/07/2013 10:16 pm
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Sounds a bit fishy that.

Hey, no need for carping....


 
Posted : 25/07/2013 10:19 pm
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Only sealant-in-the-wet issue I had was with ghetto tubeless using a non-TL Conti raceking with leaky sidewalls, foamed up and lost pressure once it got wet. Never had an issue with a proper tubeless setup.


 
Posted : 26/07/2013 8:11 am

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