I decided to dedicate this weekend to trying my first tubeless installation. I started last night with removing the tubed installation and installing a TL valve stem and then just trying to get the TL tire to seat on a TL rim with no sealant. First tried just pumping with my floor pump; no luck. I then tried my Schwabe Tire Booster I had bought over a year ago and never used. It was easy to use but I filled that thing with 100psi about 10 times with the same result; no seal. I gave up and went into the office and watched more Youtube videos.
The best one I found is here: Watch me struggle! 5 Tips for Road Tubeless | Schwalbe PRO ONE - YouTube . What I gleaned from it was to try getting the tire to seat first with a tube and then remove the tube and then try the TL installation.
So today I put a tube in the tire and pumped it up and it seated with no problem. I then deflated it and that's when I realized I would have to break the entire seal on one one side in order to get the tube out. I didn't want to do that. One option I thought of was just cutting the tube and pulling it out. That's when I came up with this idea: I broke the seal just enough to get the valve stem out and then installed the TL valve stem and refitted the tire back on the rim. Voila, I was able to pump up the now TL tire with just my floor pump and it held air.
So I have a TL tire with a tube "laying" inside of it. Is this a "valid/safe" TL configuration? I kinda like the idea of carrying a spare tube inside the tire :) I recall reading about some type of insert that could be put in TL in order to maintain control in flats so is this a variant of that idea? It's still holding air after 30 minutes.
Setup - Gravel
Roval C38 wheel
Specialized TL Trigger PRO 700x34
The best one I found is here: Watch me struggle! 5 Tips for Road Tubeless | Schwalbe PRO ONE - YouTube . What I gleaned from it was to try getting the tire to seat first with a tube and then remove the tube and then try the TL installation.
So today I put a tube in the tire and pumped it up and it seated with no problem. I then deflated it and that's when I realized I would have to break the entire seal on one one side in order to get the tube out. I didn't want to do that. One option I thought of was just cutting the tube and pulling it out. That's when I came up with this idea: I broke the seal just enough to get the valve stem out and then installed the TL valve stem and refitted the tire back on the rim. Voila, I was able to pump up the now TL tire with just my floor pump and it held air.
So I have a TL tire with a tube "laying" inside of it. Is this a "valid/safe" TL configuration? I kinda like the idea of carrying a spare tube inside the tire :) I recall reading about some type of insert that could be put in TL in order to maintain control in flats so is this a variant of that idea? It's still holding air after 30 minutes.
Setup - Gravel
Roval C38 wheel
Specialized TL Trigger PRO 700x34