I was struggling with tubeless installation and was about to take it to the shop. I watched this video and was able to do 4 tires in less than 45 minutes. Great work both of you!
This method is a lifesaver, I had spent nearly 2 hours of trying to pump up my rear tire with a small-ish floor pump, and I wasn't having any luck at all. I was about to go to the shop until I stumbled across this video, I seated half of the tire with my tire lever, pumped as hard as I could and BANG the other half seated like magic. If anyone is wondering whether to try it, trust me it works unlike many other tubeless installation videos. Thanks a lot to both of you.
I just had to drop a comment to tell you both that this trick saved my ass. I fit some new Rene Herse Switchback Hills on my tourer since my old SBH's had run out of life, and while the old tires went up easily and without problem, the new ones were simply too loose to inflate. CO2, my tubeless chamber pump, nothing would seat them. I tried ratchet straps, I tried soapy water, I threw another layer of tape on the wheels. No dice. I tried this trick and it took me a couple of times to get the hang of it, but once I did it went up perfectly and easily. Went to the next wheel, nailed it first try. Thanks for the extremely clear and well shot video. To anyone having issues with this trick, if your tires' beads are super difficult to get around all the way, the critical part is ensuring that you have both sides of the bead at the valve core well seated. I was able to get by with only about 8 inches of bead on both sides of the rim and then hit it with my floor pump and it popped right on.
Thanks! I was about ready to give up and go find a friend with an air compressor. The last two sets of tires I had went on with a floor pump no tricks/no problem but this set I was just putting on would even begin to seat. Thanks to your tips I'm all setup and ready to ride again!
I've been tooling around with bikes of all walks of life for years. Working commercially in bike shops and I even run my own shop now. But Syd and her repairs put a smile on my face every time! Keep up the awesome content guys can't recommend your videos enough! Fun, clear and bloody accurate! With the human touch too, showing that even the best aren't gonna get it bang on every time having a laugh and still getting there! More creators need to take a leaf from your book!!
O.M.G.!!! I was so skeptical, AND, not wanting to have to have a compressor. I thought there was no way my 59 year-old, super-abused and arthritic CMC and thumb joints could do this. BUT, worth a try! Once I figured out to go just little bits at a time with the lever during the pre-seating, all the struggle was over! The beads on my 27.5 Maxxis seated with maybe 30 pumps on the Joe Blow. Holy Cow - life changing! THANK YOU!!!
THANK YOU!!! I was about to give up on tubeless. My Bontrager XR4 on Line 30 wheels and TLR rim strips was so tight it seemed impossible even with a flash can (all that Bontrager stuff should work great together, right? Nope). But seating the tire halfway around on both sides did the trick! Yours were the ONLY videos I saw with that "secret" tip, and I watched a lot of them. My sanity has been restored!
When I have a hard time, I use an inner tube to seat fully one of the tire sidewall. Then remove the tube and you only have to seat one sidewall, It has never failed for me.
Oh cool, that means that pulling tubes out of new already inflated tubeless ready wheels should make the inflation/seating process easier than starting from scratch!
innertube is the only way i can get em seated. I successfully used the method in this vid once and once only. Tube is the easier and more surefire way to go
you should win a bike workshop public service award for this video. So helpful. I come back to it as I don’t have a compressor. ever since watching this video I always get it on without compressor. 2 additional tips: I put dishwashing liquid on tire beads, straight out of bottle-no water, and I let the tire sit in the sun for a few hours before installing, so it gets more pliable.
Wish I saw this video 3 years ago! My default had always been an air compressor before finding this video--I was struggling to throw BMX tires on a Super (what a surprise), but this technique saved the day. Thank you, Syd!
Thank you so much for this video! It helped me do my first replacement of the back tire of my gravel bike. Granted, at first I was regretting my decision to have tubeless tires, but everything worked out in the end! Also, as a woman myself, I was happy to find a bike video where a woman was doing the repairs. Not all riders are strong guys that can just pop those tire on and off! :)
i didn't believe you...i doubted you. I said, "nah, my tire is different and harder". Then i tried this and it worked. I have never been more thankful for a YT video in my life. Thanks you two!
Was having trouble seating in some broken in Panaracer Gravel kings, and even following along with this for a few minutes made a huge difference. Managed to seat them no problem after "MOSTLY" presetting the bead with the tire levers. Thanks y'all!
Excellent video--thanks! When I first set up tubeless wheels 3 years ago, I had a difficult time, even with a compressor. Today, using this trick, I set up a set of XTR-WH-M965 20 yeqr old wheels with Maxxis Iccon tubeless ready tires. Took me two tries on each wheel, but succeeded in pumping them up to 40 psi using a Topeak floor pump. Two hours later they are holding air. I will let them sit overnight, and then add some Stanès sealant in the morning. Hopefully trail riding by afternoon. Awesome!!
I spent about 1.5 hours on one tire, even called my buddy who did the same conversion on the same bike, all without success. Your technique worked on the first try and I was done with both tires in less than an hour after watching your video. Thank you so much, I was about to give up and re-install the tubes!
Such a good video! Another trick in addition to this is at first put a tube in and seat the tire. Then deflate and only unseat one side as you remove the tube. Then start your tubeless install with one side already 100% seated. Thanks for the great content!
I really struggled getting the second side to seat without unseating the first side on my gravel wheels with 25mm inside rim width, but once I finally got the first tire done the second was a breeze! Thank you so much for the fantastic instructional vid Syd.
Was about to give up the idea of riding my gravel bike tubeless. Gave your tip a shot, worked flawlessly! Thank you! Some trick that I used to get one side seated completely: inflate with a tube, then get it out.
I was having trouble mounting Vittoria Corsa Speed tubeless on my Hed Jet 60 wheels. Even with a tubeless specific pump, I could not get these tires to mount. So, I have just tried your ‘secret’ and BINGO ! My tires are now mounted. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
Thank you! Just fitted my first tubeless tyres on a road bike with just a track pump. Was getting nowhere before I watched this. So the secret works with 25c too!
Tubeless works so well, its nice to see a guide for the average rider at home! I set my tubeless system up with tubes for a couple weeks, before my sealant arrived. After I removed the tube and added the sealant and stem, I was able to seat the bead with a floor pump first try, front and rear! Having that tube in there to help shape the tire and bead to the rim seems to have helped quite a bit! The tire lever trick looks like a great way to dodge having a tube in there for weeks! Sometimes the tire needs to get mounted immediately!
One of the best mechanic tips I've seen! You saved me a trip to the bikeshop and I was able to get out for a ride when I thought I wasn't going to have enough time
Best video on this ever. How to get the bead on the channel with a tire iron was the key. 10 min after watching this I seated my toughest install to date. Thanks and subscribed!
This is crazy. I just did two brand new tires in about three minutes each. Already had them mounted. Pulled the bead over as best I could, which was not very good. Thought NFW is this working. Didn't even bother to take out the valve. Both pumped right up like they had tubes. Thanks so much!!!
Great lesson! With no prior experience, I was able to successfully install some new-ish tubeless tires on my mountain bike after watching this video. Thank you and well done 😁
Gold!!!!!!! Make sure and get the wheel dry first, I tried to do it with the wheel still a bit damp with old sealant and it didn’t work. Then it worked the first try after I wiped the tire and wheel with a rag a few times. Thanks so much!
OMFG that totally worked! First attempt, no problem! It's faster than asking my neighbor to use his air compressor. Thanks so much for making this video : D
was sitting here for an hour just trying to put air in, and then realized the bead was not covered by the valve.... this video made me look, thanks for that. saved me a lot more time and stress.
This works especially if you are refitting a previously used tyre like a summer tyre. So easy. Setting up with a tube first then dry, no tube, then removing valve core worked in 15 minutes when I was trying for a few hours previously. Thanks Syd! (Valve is easier to find using logo💯😊)
Oh, Suuuuuuuper~!! Big thanks Syd!! I've been using compressor at my car park basement which is quite annoying. With your solution, I got my tubeless at my home without any noise or trouble~!! Again, Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig thanks Syd~!! ^____________^
Absolutely splendid! I wondered whether this would also work with a road tyre and tried fitting a 30mm Pro One TLE on my new dynamo wheel. It was strenuous and I only got around one third either side but it worked immediately! There wasn't even a hiss and the tyre seated fully with a minor pop. Thanks a lot the two of you and keep up the good work! 👍
Set up tubeless tires for the first time this summer and it worked super well. I got the tire on pretty easily by keeping it in the center of the rim. Then worked ìt with my hands to get it as close to the bead as possible. Took out the valve core and pumped it up with my floor pump and it seated super well. Those big bangs are so satisfying!! I punped it up and left it for an hour and then went back into the garage and pulled the valve cores back out and injected the sealant. Then aired it up again. They are holding air beautifully.
Thanks guys. This advice saved me! I have a new set up with baggy fitting tyres and Fulcrum's weird hookless system. I wrestled for two days trying to get a seal on the beads. After watching your video, I just slid a plastic tyre lever underneath the bead and pulled it round the rim to seat the bead. Got a good seal with the rim, pumped up first time! Nice hack!
This is similar to the "trick" I have found to seat tubeless tires. I actually just pinch the tire somewhere between the upper sidewall and corner bead with my fingers and pull the bead up onto the bead seat. This is much easier than using a tire lever for most tires. If the fit is really tight or you're using an insert, you might not be able to pull it up with your fingers, but for me this has worked on every tire I've installed so far. Essentially the same trick, just easier than using a tire lever if the fit is right. I spent an hour with my son and an air compressor installing a Fasttrack on a 25 mm rim. Pulling the next tire onto the bead with my fingers worked great with my cheap low volume floor pump.
Tried install without cleaning rim and replacing rim tape; cleaned and replaced with new rim tape (after watching that video) and achieved success; the rate of pumping required was a bit difficult on my 74 year old arms, so thank you
Thank you! Even with the compressor I was having trouble with an offset spoked rim. This did the trick. Add a compressor to this technique for super easy install
This video has contributed more to my quality of life than I can adequately express. It worked like a charm with two 29+ tires the first time I tried it.
Brilliant tutorial. I had already done several attempts to repair my deflated tubes and after this short instruction it appeared so easy and I repaired my bike flawless....
Thanks so much, I had installed my first ever tubeless tyre and all went well, the second wheel was awful, now I have super pumped arm muscles, but the tyre is still not on. Until I saw your video, within 5 minutes it had popped on, great tip. Thanks again.
I also tried successfully putting both thumbs on to of the tyre, pushing down and pulling the "bulge" of tyre out towards the edge of the rim. Your video saved a trip to bikeshop and $$$. Thanks😀
OMG what a lifesaver! I have a compressor and have used it to seat tires on rims several times - no problem. I just got new rims and I could not for the life of me get the tires to seat. This video just happened to be at the top of my suggested vids list when I got on to see if I could find some help. It took me a couple of tries to get the balance between getting enough of the bean manually seated and going too far and having it slip back in the channel but I finally got enough manually seated, hit it with the compressor and got the BANG, BANG of a fully seated tire. Thanks so much for this. I really like this channel BTW. Very down to earth and unpretentious. Well done.
I realize that this video is over a year old but this trick is awesome. It even worked on my very tight road bike tires and saved me a lot of hassle. Thank you!
Not sure u can imagine how much your trick helped me out. Not even a compressor could do it for me this time and now I did it even with the sealant innit. Had such a hard time with the panaracer gravel kings until I found this video.
This video saved my butt! I still can't figure out how to air up a tire with the core removed, but I managed to get this done using a floor pump with the core still in it. Thank you for posting.
Boom. Brilliant hack for seating tires. Watched this last night, then straight and dud the same with the lever. Tire now seating and inflated without the need for an inner tube or compressor
This didn't initially work for me. I then waited overnight (following your advice) to let the tire and rim dry... and VOILA! went right in. Gravel king 38s tubeless, first install! THANKS!!! I did the dry install then added sealant after tire was seated... no mess, no fuss. THANKS! and great video!
I was also struggling with a tubeless install using an air compressor. Watched this video and was able to finish both tires in about 20 minutes. Great advice!
The one-minute summary at the end is a great idea. Sometimes frustrating watching a video at length only to discover it does not cover the ground you had hoped.
I have a compressor, and I was still having a hard time getting a new Trail King tire to inflate. For me this process has always been a little bit hit and miss. Also didn't have much luck seating the tire bead on narrow DT Swiss cross country rim, as you instructed. The game changer was removing the valve core,with comperssor, the tire inflated and the bead set in the rim in a matter of seconds. I never imagined the valve core could cause so much interferance with air flow. I would also advise anyone going tubeless to buy a small compressor, these days they are relatively cheap. Cheers
thanks a lot.. This method seem crazy but it's work for me who are the 1st experience of making tubeless. It's work with only 1 try. I don't need to find a compressor anymore during this Lockdown period. THANKS!!
This a good session on setting up tubeless tyres without an air compressor, I spoke to a number of bike shops they say you must get an air compressor otherwise the tyres will not seat on the hookless rims.
Thank you thank you thank you!!! I had a really stubborn tire that I couldn’t get to pop onto the rim bead. Tried all sorts of things AND was using a high volume compressor. The tire lever bead positioning did it. I started on the opposite side of the air valve and by the time I got around and past the valve, it started to tighten up and I did the same on the other bead. Hit the air and pow, it locked in place. The trick is to make sure the bead is seated closer to the valve area and that helps build pressure and force the rest of the tire outward.
WTF! That ACTUALLY worked. Well, sorta. Had a road tired, GP5000S TR, and seated one side with a tube, then removed tube and did you method. Never thought it was gonna work :D
You legends! I did a slight variation where I seated the tyre with a tube in, deflated tube, broke bead on one side and removed tube. Then followed your method for 1/4 of the unseated side and inflated. Got there in the end! Thanks for your advice! 👍
My trick that I discovered by accident is to pump a bunch of "foamy hand soap" (brand doesn't matter) between the rim and bead around the entire wheel before you start pumping. The bubbles and foamy soap create a bit more "airtight-ness" while you are pumping and you don't need to be as sensitive about where the bead is on the rim - plus it's slippery. Warning: When the bead finally seats, "POW!" - foam will fly everywhere. It's actually kinda fun. Try it - you'll be surprised.
Yup this is how I do mine.. helps lubricate to aid getting tire on and helps seal the bead. Years ago I worked at a auto tire shop, each mounting machine has a bottle of soapy water lube to lube bead and prevents tearing the bead.👍
Oooof! I've never struggled like I did today. Got the first one, second one was a bugger. . . . . so I revisited your OG video, as I had seen it a few years ago. It still took the junky gas station compressor to get it, but I got it! Thanks.
Muchhh better explaination than the previous video! Goal is to keep the bead on the step inside the rim, not the side of the tire bead sealing to the side of the rim. Appreciate the new video!
Thats awsome , i manage to do it with my hands pulling the tire the bid. Awsome guys, i ve been al town loking for a compresor and this worked as a charm. Thank you once again!
thank you so much! Also found it very useful to first install the tire with a tube, then remove tube carefully so that one side of the tire stays in the bead. then finally install the other side of the tire the way you showed us :-)
Fantastic video! Thank you so so much for taking the time to share that. It saved my next holiday as I'm moving to the tubeless tires now (although the wheels have always been tubeless-ready lol)!
I can’t thank you enough for this video. I was at my wits end trying to seat a set of gravelkings. I was getting close to giving up , buying new tires, wheels, or heck even a new bike to stop the frustration. Worked like a charm, still had to use a compressor for the initial bead but I got it done!
This video gave me the confidence to have a go and it was easy! The Specialised tyres I had went on half mounted anyway so I just had to pump them up without the valve core.
just found your channel! Its so refreshing in the sea of other cycling related content! you guys have also really amped it up from your older videos. good stuff!
Funny, I just put some tires on and I don't have a pump to seat the bead, so I was going to go to the gas station tomorrow and use the air compressor :) You guys always have the right video and the right time!
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I was struggling with tubeless installation and was about to take it to the shop. I watched this video and was able to do 4 tires in less than 45 minutes. Great work both of you!
This method is a lifesaver, I had spent nearly 2 hours of trying to pump up my rear tire with a small-ish floor pump, and I wasn't having any luck at all. I was about to go to the shop until I stumbled across this video, I seated half of the tire with my tire lever, pumped as hard as I could and BANG the other half seated like magic. If anyone is wondering whether to try it, trust me it works unlike many other tubeless installation videos. Thanks a lot to both of you.
I just had to drop a comment to tell you both that this trick saved my ass. I fit some new Rene Herse Switchback Hills on my tourer since my old SBH's had run out of life, and while the old tires went up easily and without problem, the new ones were simply too loose to inflate. CO2, my tubeless chamber pump, nothing would seat them. I tried ratchet straps, I tried soapy water, I threw another layer of tape on the wheels. No dice. I tried this trick and it took me a couple of times to get the hang of it, but once I did it went up perfectly and easily. Went to the next wheel, nailed it first try. Thanks for the extremely clear and well shot video.
To anyone having issues with this trick, if your tires' beads are super difficult to get around all the way, the critical part is ensuring that you have both sides of the bead at the valve core well seated. I was able to get by with only about 8 inches of bead on both sides of the rim and then hit it with my floor pump and it popped right on.
“Easierly”…. And don’t forget the “sealant dance” 😆 …. Adorable.. I love it. 😂😂 You two are awesome! Thank you for the laughs and the pointers.
Thanks! I was about ready to give up and go find a friend with an air compressor. The last two sets of tires I had went on with a floor pump no tricks/no problem but this set I was just putting on would even begin to seat. Thanks to your tips I'm all setup and ready to ride again!
I've been tooling around with bikes of all walks of life for years. Working commercially in bike shops and I even run my own shop now. But Syd and her repairs put a smile on my face every time! Keep up the awesome content guys can't recommend your videos enough! Fun, clear and bloody accurate! With the human touch too, showing that even the best aren't gonna get it bang on every time having a laugh and still getting there! More creators need to take a leaf from your book!!
Having never mounted a tubeless tyre, I did two yesterday with just a cheap floor pump! Thanks for a great video!
This method also works for a small portable tire inflator. Thanks!
O.M.G.!!! I was so skeptical, AND, not wanting to have to have a compressor. I thought there was no way my 59 year-old, super-abused and arthritic CMC and thumb joints could do this. BUT, worth a try! Once I figured out to go just little bits at a time with the lever during the pre-seating, all the struggle was over! The beads on my 27.5 Maxxis seated with maybe 30 pumps on the Joe Blow. Holy Cow - life changing! THANK YOU!!!
Far out! It actually worked! After trying most other tricks on TH-cam with no success, I stumbled on this one. So simple.
THANK YOU!!! I was about to give up on tubeless. My Bontrager XR4 on Line 30 wheels and TLR rim strips was so tight it seemed impossible even with a flash can (all that Bontrager stuff should work great together, right? Nope). But seating the tire halfway around on both sides did the trick! Yours were the ONLY videos I saw with that "secret" tip, and I watched a lot of them. My sanity has been restored!
Love your vids just got back into the hobby at 40 and feeling young again when am out there on the trails
When I have a hard time, I use an inner tube to seat fully one of the tire sidewall. Then remove the tube and you only have to seat one sidewall, It has never failed for me.
That's a great trick - it accomplishes the Bead Seating on the Rim Bead Bench (Syd&Macky TM ;) completely on side of the tire!
@RollinRat agree with the WTB tires, even when you get it seated, with sealant, the sidewalls are thin and seep
It will when tyre is baggy fit.
Oh cool, that means that pulling tubes out of new already inflated tubeless ready wheels should make the inflation/seating process easier than starting from scratch!
innertube is the only way i can get em seated. I successfully used the method in this vid once and once only. Tube is the easier and more surefire way to go
you should win a bike workshop public service award for this video. So helpful. I come back to it as I don’t have a compressor. ever since watching this video I always get it on without compressor. 2 additional tips: I put dishwashing liquid on tire beads, straight out of bottle-no water, and I let the tire sit in the sun for a few hours before installing, so it gets more pliable.
Thanks, this was helpful. I thought I was going to have to buy a new floor pump with a reservoir.
RESR. (ride, eat, sleep, repeat).
This technique rules and ya'll did a great job explaining!
Glad it was helpful!
Wish I saw this video 3 years ago! My default had always been an air compressor before finding this video--I was struggling to throw BMX tires on a Super (what a surprise), but this technique saved the day. Thank you, Syd!
Thank you so much for this video! It helped me do my first replacement of the back tire of my gravel bike. Granted, at first I was regretting my decision to have tubeless tires, but everything worked out in the end! Also, as a woman myself, I was happy to find a bike video where a woman was doing the repairs. Not all riders are strong guys that can just pop those tire on and off! :)
i didn't believe you...i doubted you. I said, "nah, my tire is different and harder". Then i tried this and it worked. I have never been more thankful for a YT video in my life. Thanks you two!
Was having trouble seating in some broken in Panaracer Gravel kings, and even following along with this for a few minutes made a huge difference. Managed to seat them no problem after "MOSTLY" presetting the bead with the tire levers. Thanks y'all!
Excellent video--thanks! When I first set up tubeless wheels 3 years ago, I had a difficult time, even with a compressor. Today, using this trick, I set up a set of XTR-WH-M965 20 yeqr old wheels with Maxxis Iccon tubeless ready tires. Took me two tries on each wheel, but succeeded in pumping them up to 40 psi using a Topeak floor pump. Two hours later they are holding air. I will let them sit overnight, and then add some Stanès sealant in the morning. Hopefully trail riding by afternoon. Awesome!!
I spent about 1.5 hours on one tire, even called my buddy who did the same conversion on the same bike, all without success. Your technique worked on the first try and I was done with both tires in less than an hour after watching your video. Thank you so much, I was about to give up and re-install the tubes!
Such a good video! Another trick in addition to this is at first put a tube in and seat the tire. Then deflate and only unseat one side as you remove the tube. Then start your tubeless install with one side already 100% seated.
Thanks for the great content!
I really struggled getting the second side to seat without unseating the first side on my gravel wheels with 25mm inside rim width, but once I finally got the first tire done the second was a breeze! Thank you so much for the fantastic instructional vid Syd.
Thank you so much for this! This helped me finally convert my Grail to tubeless even if it took ages to get the tires seated
Was about to give up the idea of riding my gravel bike tubeless. Gave your tip a shot, worked flawlessly! Thank you!
Some trick that I used to get one side seated completely: inflate with a tube, then get it out.
I was having trouble mounting Vittoria Corsa Speed tubeless on my Hed Jet 60 wheels. Even with a tubeless specific pump, I could not get these tires to mount. So, I have just tried your ‘secret’ and BINGO ! My tires are now mounted. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
Thank you! Just fitted my first tubeless tyres on a road bike with just a track pump. Was getting nowhere before I watched this. So the secret works with 25c too!
Tubeless works so well, its nice to see a guide for the average rider at home! I set my tubeless system up with tubes for a couple weeks, before my sealant arrived. After I removed the tube and added the sealant and stem, I was able to seat the bead with a floor pump first try, front and rear! Having that tube in there to help shape the tire and bead to the rim seems to have helped quite a bit! The tire lever trick looks like a great way to dodge having a tube in there for weeks! Sometimes the tire needs to get mounted immediately!
I’d prefer to live in a world in which “easierly” is a word.
It's a perfectly cromulent word.
😂
One of the best mechanic tips I've seen! You saved me a trip to the bikeshop and I was able to get out for a ride when I thought I wasn't going to have enough time
Best video on this ever. How to get the bead on the channel with a tire iron was the key. 10 min after watching this I seated my toughest install to date. Thanks and subscribed!
This is crazy. I just did two brand new tires in about three minutes each. Already had them mounted. Pulled the bead over as best I could, which was not very good. Thought NFW is this working. Didn't even bother to take out the valve. Both pumped right up like they had tubes. Thanks so much!!!
Great lesson! With no prior experience, I was able to successfully install some new-ish tubeless tires on my mountain bike after watching this video. Thank you and well done 😁
Gold!!!!!!!
Make sure and get the wheel dry first, I tried to do it with the wheel still a bit damp with old sealant and it didn’t work. Then it worked the first try after I wiped the tire and wheel with a rag a few times.
Thanks so much!
THANKS SYD!!!!! Your video saved me a trip to my shop all the way across town. Got my wife to help me pump the tires to seat them in place. Woot Woot!
OMFG that totally worked! First attempt, no problem! It's faster than asking my neighbor to use his air compressor. Thanks so much for making this video : D
was sitting here for an hour just trying to put air in, and then realized the bead was not covered by the valve.... this video made me look, thanks for that. saved me a lot more time and stress.
Worked for me first try. If you’re converting from tubes you only have to unseat one side of the tire so it’s super quick. Thank you!!!
This works especially if you are refitting a previously used tyre like a summer tyre. So easy. Setting up with a tube first then dry, no tube, then removing valve core worked in 15 minutes when I was trying for a few hours previously. Thanks Syd! (Valve is easier to find using logo💯😊)
Oh, Suuuuuuuper~!!
Big thanks Syd!!
I've been using compressor at my car park basement which is quite annoying.
With your solution, I got my tubeless at my home without any noise or trouble~!!
Again, Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig thanks Syd~!! ^____________^
Absolutely splendid! I wondered whether this would also work with a road tyre and tried fitting a 30mm Pro One TLE on my new dynamo wheel. It was strenuous and I only got around one third either side but it worked immediately! There wasn't even a hiss and the tyre seated fully with a minor pop.
Thanks a lot the two of you and keep up the good work! 👍
Set up tubeless tires for the first time this summer and it worked super well. I got the tire on pretty easily by keeping it in the center of the rim. Then worked ìt with my hands to get it as close to the bead as possible. Took out the valve core and pumped it up with my floor pump and it seated super well. Those big bangs are so satisfying!! I punped it up and left it for an hour and then went back into the garage and pulled the valve cores back out and injected the sealant. Then aired it up again. They are holding air beautifully.
Thanks guys. This advice saved me! I have a new set up with baggy fitting tyres and Fulcrum's weird hookless system. I wrestled for two days trying to get a seal on the beads. After watching your video, I just slid a plastic tyre lever underneath the bead and pulled it round the rim to seat the bead. Got a good seal with the rim, pumped up first time! Nice hack!
This is similar to the "trick" I have found to seat tubeless tires. I actually just pinch the tire somewhere between the upper sidewall and corner bead with my fingers and pull the bead up onto the bead seat. This is much easier than using a tire lever for most tires. If the fit is really tight or you're using an insert, you might not be able to pull it up with your fingers, but for me this has worked on every tire I've installed so far. Essentially the same trick, just easier than using a tire lever if the fit is right. I spent an hour with my son and an air compressor installing a Fasttrack on a 25 mm rim. Pulling the next tire onto the bead with my fingers worked great with my cheap low volume floor pump.
installed my tubeless tire completely by following the video and no hastle at all! Thank you!
Tried install without cleaning rim and replacing rim tape; cleaned and replaced with new rim tape (after watching that video) and achieved success; the rate of pumping required was a bit difficult on my 74 year old arms, so thank you
Thank you! Even with the compressor I was having trouble with an offset spoked rim. This did the trick. Add a compressor to this technique for super easy install
This video has contributed more to my quality of life than I can adequately express. It worked like a charm with two 29+ tires the first time I tried it.
Brilliant tutorial. I had already done several attempts to repair my deflated tubes and after this short instruction it appeared so easy and I repaired my bike flawless....
Thanks so much, I had installed my first ever tubeless tyre and all went well, the second wheel was awful, now I have super pumped arm muscles, but the tyre is still not on. Until I saw your video, within 5 minutes it had popped on, great tip. Thanks again.
I also tried successfully putting both thumbs on to of the tyre, pushing down and pulling the "bulge" of tyre out towards the edge of the rim. Your video saved a trip to bikeshop and $$$. Thanks😀
OMG what a lifesaver! I have a compressor and have used it to seat tires on rims several times - no problem. I just got new rims and I could not for the life of me get the tires to seat. This video just happened to be at the top of my suggested vids list when I got on to see if I could find some help. It took me a couple of tries to get the balance between getting enough of the bean manually seated and going too far and having it slip back in the channel but I finally got enough manually seated, hit it with the compressor and got the BANG, BANG of a fully seated tire.
Thanks so much for this. I really like this channel BTW. Very down to earth and unpretentious. Well done.
I realize that this video is over a year old but this trick is awesome. It even worked on my very tight road bike tires and saved me a lot of hassle. Thank you!
Class, got the bead seated on the first time with my floor pump, took me hours last time, thanks for the pre-seating tip!!
Not sure u can imagine how much your trick helped me out. Not even a compressor could do it for me this time and now I did it even with the sealant innit. Had such a hard time with the panaracer gravel kings until I found this video.
Just did the tubeless dance
I can’t even believe this worked! You saved me and I’ll be able to ride today!!! Thank you!
This is amazing advice! I struggled for ages with no joy. 10 minutes after watching this video and I had a fully working wheel. Thank you so much!
This is absolutely genius! Just inflated a tricky Race King tyre first time using this technique. Thanks guys!
This video saved my butt! I still can't figure out how to air up a tire with the core removed, but I managed to get this done using a floor pump with the core still in it. Thank you for posting.
Boom. Brilliant hack for seating tires. Watched this last night, then straight and dud the same with the lever. Tire now seating and inflated without the need for an inner tube or compressor
Solid teaching videos ! thx.
Thank you!
This didn't initially work for me. I then waited overnight (following your advice) to let the tire and rim dry... and VOILA! went right in. Gravel king 38s tubeless, first install! THANKS!!! I did the dry install then added sealant after tire was seated... no mess, no fuss. THANKS! and great video!
this is easerly the best video I've seen on doing this with a floor pump.. worked for me first try! thank you soooo much
Awesome! Watched both your "Changing a tubeless tire" videos. Feel well-prepared to attempt this repair on my own. Muchas gracias!
Absolute legends. Can’t thank you enoght Ano this video is old but only recently got in to DH biking and wanted to go tubeless. So thanks again.
I was also struggling with a tubeless install using an air compressor. Watched this video and was able to finish both tires in about 20 minutes. Great advice!
I’ve been struggling for hours to get the second side of a tyre seated. I came across this video and all done in 5 minutes 👏👏👏
The one-minute summary at the end is a great idea. Sometimes frustrating watching a video at length only to discover it does not cover the ground you had hoped.
Tried about 3 times before this video, got it done within 15 minutes after this vid, Thanks!
This actually works!! Two gravel tyres done in quick time! Thank you 🙏
I have a compressor, and I was still having a hard time getting a new Trail King tire to inflate. For me this process has always been a little bit hit and miss. Also didn't have much luck seating the tire bead on narrow DT Swiss cross country rim, as you instructed. The game changer was removing the valve core,with comperssor, the tire inflated and the bead set in the rim in a matter of seconds. I never imagined the valve core could cause so much interferance with air flow. I would also advise anyone going tubeless to buy a small compressor, these days they are relatively cheap. Cheers
thanks a lot.. This method seem crazy but it's work for me who are the 1st experience of making tubeless. It's work with only 1 try. I don't need to find a compressor anymore during this Lockdown period. THANKS!!
This a good session on setting up tubeless tyres without an air compressor, I spoke to a number of bike shops they say you must get an air compressor otherwise the tyres will not seat on the hookless rims.
These are the best! The feedback brings up solutions other videos miss and you're both fun. Thanks!
Thank you thank you thank you!!! I had a really stubborn tire that I couldn’t get to pop onto the rim bead. Tried all sorts of things AND was using a high volume compressor. The tire lever bead positioning did it. I started on the opposite side of the air valve and by the time I got around and past the valve, it started to tighten up and I did the same on the other bead. Hit the air and pow, it locked in place. The trick is to make sure the bead is seated closer to the valve area and that helps build pressure and force the rest of the tire outward.
WTF! That ACTUALLY worked. Well, sorta. Had a road tired, GP5000S TR, and seated one side with a tube, then removed tube and did you method. Never thought it was gonna work :D
You legends! I did a slight variation where I seated the tyre with a tube in, deflated tube, broke bead on one side and removed tube. Then followed your method for 1/4 of the unseated side and inflated. Got there in the end! Thanks for your advice! 👍
My trick that I discovered by accident is to pump a bunch of "foamy hand soap" (brand doesn't matter) between the rim and bead around the entire wheel before you start pumping. The bubbles and foamy soap create a bit more "airtight-ness" while you are pumping and you don't need to be as sensitive about where the bead is on the rim - plus it's slippery. Warning: When the bead finally seats, "POW!" - foam will fly everywhere. It's actually kinda fun. Try it - you'll be surprised.
Yup this is how I do mine.. helps lubricate to aid getting tire on and helps seal the bead. Years ago I worked at a auto tire shop, each mounting machine has a bottle of soapy water lube to lube bead and prevents tearing the bead.👍
Soapy water is the real secret.
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This is one of the most valuable videos on TH-cam if ride bikes!!!
Oooof! I've never struggled like I did today. Got the first one, second one was a bugger. . . . . so I revisited your OG video, as I had seen it a few years ago. It still took the junky gas station compressor to get it, but I got it! Thanks.
Thank you, just went tubeless on my wife’s bike and was able to get the bead to seat first try on both tires!
Muchhh better explaination than the previous video! Goal is to keep the bead on the step inside the rim, not the side of the tire bead sealing to the side of the rim. Appreciate the new video!
Thats awsome , i manage to do it with my hands pulling the tire the bid. Awsome guys, i ve been al town loking for a compresor and this worked as a charm. Thank you once again!
Thanks for posting this! I was struggling until I found this. Then I continued to struggle some more and finally.....POP! Success!!!
thanks guys I was precisley looking for this, and the fact that you guys are super was just a wonderfull plus!
Congratulations on doing your first tubeless set up Sid so proud of you
Part 4 is truly a secret technique. Thanks for helping me get my first tubeless tire done on my nomad(2.8” DHF)
thank you so much! Also found it very useful to first install the tire with a tube, then remove tube carefully so that one side of the tire stays in the bead. then finally install the other side of the tire the way you showed us :-)
'Easierly' the best video on the subject. Cheers guys, good tips!
Fantastic video! Thank you so so much for taking the time to share that. It saved my next holiday as I'm moving to the tubeless tires now (although the wheels have always been tubeless-ready lol)!
I can’t thank you enough for this video. I was at my wits end trying to seat a set of gravelkings. I was getting close to giving up , buying new tires, wheels, or heck even a new bike to stop the frustration. Worked like a charm, still had to use a compressor for the initial bead but I got it done!
Spot on! Thanks a lot. Nothing better than hearing that satisfying POP!
This video gave me the confidence to have a go and it was easy! The Specialised tyres I had went on half mounted anyway so I just had to pump them up without the valve core.
Thank you for this tip! Did my first time setting up tubeless today and your method worked on the first try!
Thanks
just found your channel! Its so refreshing in the sea of other cycling related content! you guys have also really amped it up from your older videos. good stuff!
I'm now 2 for 2 using this tip. I do not have easy access to an air compressor, so thank you!!
Funny, I just put some tires on and I don't have a pump to seat the bead, so I was going to go to the gas station tomorrow and use the air compressor :) You guys always have the right video and the right time!