![]() Excellent informative videos, all of which have taught me basic bike maintenance and workshop fettling. Youtube has been my teacher as someone returning to riding. Rapidly running out of patience with Tubeless. Frankly I can't wait for them to arrive as I threw my third spoke on the rear wheel in a month on my return commute. Ive tried everything, new rim tape, new valve, I have an Airshot inflator and no matter what I do I cannot get it to bloody well seat and inflate. Will use the track pump and then invest in a tubeless inflator if I really feel I need one at some other point. Hunt send their wheels out already seated, and at 50psi so it's just a case of inflating them a little more. Get yourself some 'worm' plug kits and some flexy super glue see clip below for roadside repairs of really big holes. the more likely you'll need an airshot tank for that initial inflation. ![]() Using a standard floor pump, the tank is charged to 130psi via a presta valve at the top of the bottle. Like all great products, the Airshot is elegantly simple. So you can deflate completely and it will reinflate ok with a regular track pump - the airshot inflator or compressors are needed for getting the bead to pop out to the rim - the bigger the tyre and air volume it requires or the less well designed the rim. The Airshot is a small aluminum rechargeable air tank designed to provide the blast of air required to mount even the most cantankerous tires. ShockFlo Tire Inflator Portable Air Compressor for Car Tires, Cordless 150 PSI Car Air Pump with Dual Power Supply (Rechargeable Battery Powered & 12V DC) with Digital Pressure Gauge 4.44.4 out of 5 stars(429) 69.9969.99 20.00 coupon applied at checkoutSave 20. Just like a car tyre, once they've been inflated to seat the bead, they will (or should unless a dodgy so called tubeless ready rim that's atrociously designed) remain seated - you may have seen car tyres needing to be prised loose from the rim seat to get them off. Only then deflate slowly, remove core from the valve and then inject the sealnt through the valve into tyre, core back in and reinflate. get the tyre on the rim, and get it inflated so the bead pops up into place properly. ![]() i'd recommend following the ones that do NOT advise putting in the sealant first time. Note - youtube has many videos on fitting tubeless tyres. didn't even bother with soapy liquid to make them 'move'easier etc. If you had Stans Notubres rims you could probably never need any airshot air tank or compressor etc - i inflated tubeless tyres first time on stans notubes grail rims with a track pump. any old pump will do - a mini hand pump will get them up to 80psi but obviously your track pump is an easier option -) Once your tubeless tyres are seated on the bead as yours are. ![]()
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