Valerie - congrats on the Hunqapillar purchase! With tubeless you should be fine with any regular air pump for topping off. You want a compressor or something for when it goes flat, because you need a heavy blast of air to get it seated right. I have 2 tubeless setups (one legit with tubeless ready rims and tires, another with tubeless ready rims and non-tubeless ready tires, and about to setup a 3rd with non-tubeless ready rims and tubeless ready tires), I have a Topeak Joe Blow high volume floor pump and have been fine with just that, never had to use a compressor - the downside is those HV pumps only go to 30 psi. I also keep some air compressors in my riding tool kit (along with a tire plug kit) to help on the trail if I get a flat, though luckily that hasn't happened yet (knock on wood). Though you could just as well carry a spare tube and use that with a regular frame pump. One of my tubeless setups is a 3 inch tire and the spare tube for that is gigantic, hence the co2 cartridges and tire plug.
Shoji - funnily enough I messaged Philip as I came across his thread on that bike build and he offered to sell me his wheelset! On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 7:05 AM, Valerie Yates <vya...@gmail.com> wrote: > [Typo: I meant compressor or CO2 cartridge.] > > > On Monday, September 26, 2016 at 7:42:12 AM UTC-6, Valerie Yates wrote: >> >> I just bought a Hunq off craigslist that has RTPs tubeless on Atlas rims. >> I didn't need another bike but a Hunq in my size, beautifully built, at an >> amazing price. . . well, that's not just another bike. I scooped it up. >> >> The seller said it took a couple of tries to get one of them to hold air >> but then it worked fine. I think the issue was how much or what kind of >> tape was used. But they seem to be well-seated and holding air, if that is >> the question. I can take measurements later if you are curious about >> clearances, etc. Looks roomy. >> >> It has been a hard week and I haven't ridden it yet. I'm also just >> getting up to speed on how to maintain a bike that is tubeless. Can I use >> my floor pump to top off the air when needed or do I always need to use a >> compressor cartridge? I wanted to get some tubes to have on board just in >> case it flats out on a ride. And so I've also read some tutorials about >> installing tubes after tubeless, just in case. Any tips most welcome though >> perhaps better in a separate thread. >> >> Val in Boulder, CO >> >> On Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 11:24:54 AM UTC-6, dstein wrote: >> >>> Anyone mount Rat Trap Pass tubeless on Velocity Atlas rims? The tires >>> are tubeless ready but I don't think the rims are. I've asked tubeless >>> questions in the past and the general response I get is - if you use the >>> right tape and enough sealant, anything can be tubeless ;). >>> >>> Thinking of buying the Rivendell 26" dyno wheelset (vs. going a build >>> with something like the velocity cliffhanger rims) >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/rbw-owners-bunch/GmNEOsdAViU/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
