Sorry about that...the original photos were hosted on tinypic (which went belly up) and then I'd tried sharing Google Photos links, but that didn't work (they showed up for me, but apparently not others). I just went and tried some imgur links. Let me know if that works for you now.

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Photos now showing up.
Thanks!

I've had tubeless tires with 4-5 plugs in them that I've used for 1k+ more miles. It just becomes part of the tire.

If I have a super new tire I cant mount at home I just put it in the dryer for about 10 minutes. I have done this 4 or 5 times and helps a ton.

Sorry to bump up an old thread, but question for Tom - what particular tool did you use with the butchers cords? Is there a size that works better with road tires?

I have an Effete Mariposa tool sized for 3.5mm strips - I wonder if will widen the cut a bit too much and whether i should get the smaller size tool.

Anyone have any experience there?

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Those who are slower than me suck.
Those who are faster than me dope

I'm using the Genuine Innovations tool.

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Thank you!

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Those who are slower than me suck.
Those who are faster than me dope

Slow man how often do you need to ride if you go tubeless & how often do you need to add or change out sealant?
MB

i am not the expert. but i change sealant every 5 or 6 months, and i need to put air in the tires every time i ride, or every second time i ride. sometimes every third time. it depends on whether i just lucked out and got a good seal. a lot depends on how much care i took when putting on the rim tape.

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Dan Empfield
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