Learning new things comes harder at just-66 (largely because you just don't have the patience for piddly new details that you had when younger), but I endured and things worked out well, thank God.
All this relates to Christine's question, at least remotely, because it describes replenishing sealant on makeshift tubeless setups (tubeless tire, non-tubeless rim). First, I removed the tires and found one bone dry, the other with about 1 fl oz of OS remaining. Cleaned the dried crud from the first, the wet crud from the second. Wiped down existing Stan's tape with alcohol. Added a second layer on rear wheel, installed valve and tire, nope, still too loose. Disassembled again, added another layer, reassembled; success -- but .... I had first to unpack and assemble the new compressor and aftermarket hose, and spent an hour trying to find some sort of hose setup that would work with my valve stems. Plumber's tape is very finicky stuff. Finally bodged something using an old pump head. Then added 2 fl oz OS Endurance, reinstalled core, pumped, success after a wee bit of leakage around the seams. Did same for front, but knocked over the 32 fl oz sealant jar spilling 1/3 pint; cussed, cleaned. Added 1 layer of tape, installed valve and tire, pumped; discovered again that should have added 2 layers of tape. But tape disappeared,so said the h with it and got tire to seat anyway, added 2 fl oz of OSE, reinstalled core, pumped to 40 psi. Now, 3 hours later, both tires still firm. As with installing metal fenders, the second time will be much easier and quicker. Saved the $63 and change the LBS would have charged, so with 2 bikes having this makeshift tubeless setup, the $85 cost of compressor, hose, and shipping will be repaid very quickly. Must find that roll of Stan's No Tubes tape, though. Meanwhile, took a ride on the 1999 Joe Starck gofast fixie with tubes and OS in Elk Pass tires, and once again, if I had to keep just one bike, it would be this one. -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgs48_fdt-jKyXt1EpOgnfnvBWuj44nqXY8xp_5HbzdgnA%40mail.gmail.com.
