What Mike M. Said. Also, Velocity A23/ gravel king tires are a good match, I have that combo on my Sam, they jumped on the rims with a floor pump
On Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 5:27:14 PM UTC-5 velomann wrote: > My experience is limited but so far (knock on wood) positive. > Based on that, and understanding others feel differently (sometimes > strongly) here's my recommendation. > > Don't use Stans tubeless tape. It's too stiff, hard to apply just right, > and too thick. > Don't use Gorilla tape for the reasons mentioned. > Buy some of the economical and highly effective tubeless tape Analog > cycles sells. I don't know what it was originally, but the stuff works > great. Use two layers because. > https://analogcycles.com/product/analog-tubeless-tape/ > > I bought a Topek Tubibooster because a compressor was overkill for me, I > didn't want to have to depend on borrowing one from whoever, and I have a > friend who has been very successful with multiple tubeless set-ups using > this: > https://www.amazon.com/Topeak-TubiBooster-One-Color-Size/dp/B084Z468P6 > > That said, I haven't had to use it. I've so far been able to set up > tubeless with just a regular Joe Blow floor pump. I credit that to using > good tubeless rims (HED Belgium, Velocity Dually) and good tubeless > compatible tires (WTB Byway, WTB Trail Boss), the Analog tape, good > tubeless valves, and liberal soapy water on the beat before pumping > vigorously. So far has worked like a charm. > > We'll see if my luck continues. This week I'll be setting up some > Terravail Sparwood tires on WTB KOM i23 light rims. My next wheelset build > will be Velocity A23 rims with Panaracer Gravelking SK tires. Fingers > crossed. > > More tubeless info from Analog Cycles: > https://analogcycles.com/true-facts-components/analogs-tubeless-set-up-guide/ > > Learning new bike skills is a good thing. > > Do It & Good Luck! > > Mike M > > On Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 8:46:57 PM UTC-8 philipr...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Okey dokey folks - I'm thinking I'd like to convert my Clem Smith (650b) >> to tubeless. Reason being that my neighborhood and favorite route to the >> trails is pretty much old school industrial and I'm constantly fighting >> punctures from debris. Since the Alex rims look to support a tubeless set >> up it seems like I'll need the following; >> >> - tubeless compatible tires >> - rim tape (Gorilla) >> - tubeless valve stems >> - tire sealant >> >> I have done the same conversion on a dirt motorcycle so familiar with the >> concept and install procedures but... >> >> What am I missing? Any caveats? Am I mad to attempt this? Plus any other >> advice would be most welcome. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6004ebf7-604a-4434-9ad1-87c62d1447dbn%40googlegroups.com.
