Great, that's why we wanted to show people you could. Our owner has been racing downhill for years, so he's got plenty of other tricks we'll get around to sharing!
Not sure if you guys gives a damn but if you're stoned like me atm you can stream pretty much all of the latest movies and series on instaflixxer. Been watching with my brother for the last few days :)
Lets say that this is a great guide, there is two things i'd pick up on. Start at the vavle hole and go round and finish overlapping at the valve hole. As you tension the tape it will always want to spring back into place and the valve stops it doing that. It also has the side effect of cushing the valve and giving it a better seal. I've seen gorilla tape setups where the sealant has got under the tape and the tape starts to lift and the tension you put at the start aids it as the sealant starts to lift the tape. locking it down with the valve means it can't not be under tension. And Gorilla tape does get effected by sealant. Just make sure it's tightly pressed down with no air bubbles and it will sit there for a long time but any lips for the sealant get under and it will loose stickyness and just like that one day it will siudenly spring off the rim.
Hey, tanks for the video. One question, what it’s the size did you use un a Gorrila Tape? What characteristics should it have? a lap on the wheel whit the tape is enough? And the last, can I do the tubeless if I don’t have a compressor?
Nice channel find. But I see a halt. Wishing you get to continue creating and uploading again. One question - Is Gorilla tape a good fix for inner tube patching too? Will it be as reliable as traditional rubber patch?
So gorilla tape looks like the best option. What about if I use a stan tubeless and slime combination? Will the gorilla tape be fine with that as well? Thanks
We don't recommend slime at all ever, the sealant liquid is doing what you want to achieve with slime except it's doing it better. It will "self-heal" small punctures, won't change how the tire rolls and won't be a pain to clean.
I was looking into if it's the black tough tape, or the clear as well. People seem to swear by both of them. I know a few people who swear by the black, and a few who swear by the clear. I've literally just done mine with the black about 5 mins ago.
1. Dont use gorilla tape. It works initially but the sealant breaks it down and you will have a flat sooner than later. Its also a pain to clean off the rim bed when its time to retape (sooner than later with gorilla). 2. Dont start taping on the valve hole side. Start on the opposite side of the valve hole.
Do you make house calls, ? Lol. I have a zoom electric moped that was delivered to me with a sliced front tire that is tubeless. I'm trying to get it fixed professionally but no one will touch it. ??? So I'm going to try to fix it myself.
Some tire beads are certainly tighter than others, but years of practice really. You can try with some tire levers to leverage it on. As you work your way around the tire, and you get to a point where it's taut, you can start from the end that you have already seated and try to wriggle out a little more slack.
That's indeed the most impressive part of it .. makes me wonder if he previously blew that tire off with the compressor ... that's the only way I've ever been able to do it by hand!
Robert Weiser Drones For Cycling You can cut the bigger rolls if you clamp a utility knife to the bench at the desired width. Then rotate the tape against the blade. Works well I did it. th-cam.com/video/tdOdwbGWunY/w-d-xo.html
@@WIPEYOURLENZ This is what everybody I know does. Gorilla tape is commonly sold in full width (which you have to cut) or 25 mm width, which is fine if you have 25mm Int width rims but not ideal for wider widths or anything 23mm and under as it will cover too much bead.
I had no luck with gorilla tape on motorcycle, but 3M 4412N tape with several tricks did it perfectly for me. You can also search for Outex kit for tubeless conversion, these guys definitely cover everything that can go wrong with motorcycle tubeless conversion with their kit, and it's also dead easy to install. Gorilla works on my bikes though)
Our team typically runs this setup with the Maxxis DHR II or the Assegai and it works great! They've also got Cush Core inserts to help protect their rims.
This is good but I think a huge tip that is missed is to tape it in the other direction so that the rotation of the wheel doesnt force sealant at the edge of the tape. If it is the other way, the sealant is pushed over the edge vs. against it as the wheel turns.
For a tubeless setup, probably not, I've also not seen any tubeless ready rims that work with a schrader valve. You can't convert just any wheel to tubeless, you need a tubeless compatible rim (which would only accommodate a presta valve, a tubeless ready tire, some sort of tape (in this case we used gorilla tape), and a tubeless sealant.
I've tried Gorilla tape a bunch of times...longest I've gotten out of it is 6 weeks before it starts to leak. I got smart and used an actual rim tape from stans and never had an issue since.
Gorilla makes a mess to remove later. Took me an hour+ to cleanup - much longer than it takes to setup tubeless on clean rims. Never again! Go with Stans style tape. Trust me!
We've been using gorilla tape for years, the trick to removing it, is doing it slowly and the adhesive comes off with the tape. A little adhesive left behind also shouldn't make a difference in the performance or ability to be able to re-apply more tape or a different style of the tape. Stans is good, but we like this because when we're out on the road or at races, it's more likely you can find a place with gorilla tape than with Stan's. But to each their own.
3 years old video but I will comment. When you remove the rim tape, it is important to clean the rim with alcohol. Let it dry, clean with a cloth then convert it with tubeless tape. Also, do not pierce the valve hole through the tape with the valve as this can damage the top tip. You have a nice bike repair cabinet but you do things like an amateur.
Gorilla Tape is 3x thicker than NoTubes tape. Ever wonder why the tire is difficult to seat? Gorilla Tape has only about 25% the tensile strength as NoTubes tape. Clean-up? About an hour to clean and re-tape. We've seen a lot of Gorilla Tape failures. Cheap? Sure. Does it work? Not. Sorry...
Yeaaa I feel like I’m a pinch if it’s all you can get your hands on at the moment on the road/a trip, sure it’ll kinda do. But as a “proper setup” gorilla tape ain’t great.
Excellent video, clear presentation, no sales pitches or anything. Spot on. Thanks
I’ve watched about 15 videos on this process. This is the best one
Excellent demonstration and really clear what to do. Will follow these steps to make my tubeless-ready rims to tubeless, thanks!
straight to the point, good video!
Perfect video. Straight to the point and clear spoken (right words) so 1st tubeless people like me can understand and motivate to do it ourselves
Thanks for the demonstration - worked first time for me on a rim that wouldn't seal with the expensive DT tubeless kit!
Great, that's why we wanted to show people you could. Our owner has been racing downhill for years, so he's got plenty of other tricks we'll get around to sharing!
Perfect video. Explained everything so well.
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@Julius Jaxxon definitely, been using InstaFlixxer for since november myself :D
Excellent instructions, very nicely explained!
Thanks man. This is the best video on this subject
Thanks, this the video I've been looking for.... Totally USEFUL information....Thank you !!
Lets say that this is a great guide, there is two things i'd pick up on. Start at the vavle hole and go round and finish overlapping at the valve hole. As you tension the tape it will always want to spring back into place and the valve stops it doing that. It also has the side effect of cushing the valve and giving it a better seal. I've seen gorilla tape setups where the sealant has got under the tape and the tape starts to lift and the tension you put at the start aids it as the sealant starts to lift the tape. locking it down with the valve means it can't not be under tension.
And Gorilla tape does get effected by sealant. Just make sure it's tightly pressed down with no air bubbles and it will sit there for a long time but any lips for the sealant get under and it will loose stickyness and just like that one day it will siudenly spring off the rim.
What are you trying to say? Is there better tape than the gorilla tape? Which tape is the best tape?
Great vid!! Very user friendly and instructive .🤙😊
I agree....perfect instructions...thank you for posting
Very well explained 👏
Thank you, Sir.most useful.
Great video 👍
Perfect explanation! thanks! :)
Very clear! Thank you!
Great video!!
Great instructions
Great content. Is there a need to measure the internal width of the rim and trim the width of the tape as necessary?
Hey, tanks for the video. One question, what it’s the size did you use un a Gorrila Tape? What characteristics should it have? a lap on the wheel whit the tape is enough? And the last, can I do the tubeless if I don’t have a compressor?
Thanks good video
Thanks. When does the tape need to be replaced?
Thankyou 🤘👍
What was the size of the gorilla tape you used sir?
Nice channel find. But I see a halt. Wishing you get to continue creating and uploading again.
One question - Is Gorilla tape a good fix for inner tube patching too? Will it be as reliable as traditional rubber patch?
NO!
my inner rim width is 30.5 mm. does gorilla tape come in that width. nice video
What was the tape width vs the inner rim measurement?
So gorilla tape looks like the best option. What about if I use a stan tubeless and slime combination? Will the gorilla tape be fine with that as well? Thanks
We don't recommend slime at all ever, the sealant liquid is doing what you want to achieve with slime except it's doing it better. It will "self-heal" small punctures, won't change how the tire rolls and won't be a pain to clean.
What is the tape size you used?
Is that the 1” wide roll?
Nice video, thanks. Would this work with the clear gorilla tape?
We've never done it with the clear tape, so I can't really say.
I was looking into if it's the black tough tape, or the clear as well. People seem to swear by both of them. I know a few people who swear by the black, and a few who swear by the clear.
I've literally just done mine with the black about 5 mins ago.
1. Dont use gorilla tape. It works initially but the sealant breaks it down and you will have a flat sooner than later. Its also a pain to clean off the rim bed when its time to retape (sooner than later with gorilla).
2. Dont start taping on the valve hole side. Start on the opposite side of the valve hole.
Which tape to use then?
Make sure it is the "Tape to Go" Gorilla tape. Never had a problem with it.
How about the residue after you replace the tyre?
I did it exactly the same way and I had 2 flats after first ride. Went back to tubes.
Do you make house calls, ? Lol. I have a zoom electric moped that was delivered to me with a sliced front tire that is tubeless. I'm trying to get it fixed professionally but no one will touch it. ??? So I'm going to try to fix it myself.
By the way, thank you.
Isn''t that tape to narrow for that rim? I've read you need to go from bead to bead with tape.
On tubeless ready rims you don't want it on the bead, the tyre will be near impossible to seat.
After what duration of time sealent need to be refill?
Pretty sure its written on the bottle, otherwise try stansnotubes website. :)
How the heck did you only use your hands to get that tire on the rim? That is a long drawn out battle with my tire levers
Some tire beads are certainly tighter than others, but years of practice really. You can try with some tire levers to leverage it on. As you work your way around the tire, and you get to a point where it's taut, you can start from the end that you have already seated and try to wriggle out a little more slack.
Technique is everything
That's indeed the most impressive part of it .. makes me wonder if he previously blew that tire off with the compressor ... that's the only way I've ever been able to do it by hand!
Can I use my Kenda Coyote 26x2.1 tyres? Would duct tape do the job?
We've never tried duct tape. Your rim and tire need to be Tubeless ready and they would very clearly say that they are.
Gorilla tape is great until you have to clean it off to retape it down the road
So, don’t go with gorilla tape?
@@theelusiveone147 correct. Don’t.
@@vin374 stans it is
Kevin Tran so far this is the best tape I’ve used
www.peatysusa.com/collections/rim-tape
De-Solv-It Sticky Stuff remover removes it
How do you cut the tape to fit the width perfectly inside your rim???
The tape comes that width, we picked it up at the local hardware store as-is, no cutting necessary.
Robert Weiser Drones For Cycling
You can cut the bigger rolls if you clamp a utility knife to the bench at the desired width. Then rotate the tape against the blade. Works well I did it.
th-cam.com/video/tdOdwbGWunY/w-d-xo.html
@@WIPEYOURLENZ This is what everybody I know does. Gorilla tape is commonly sold in full width (which you have to cut) or 25 mm width, which is fine if you have 25mm Int width rims but not ideal for wider widths or anything 23mm and under as it will cover too much bead.
Will work on motorcycle rim yes?
I had no luck with gorilla tape on motorcycle, but 3M 4412N tape with several tricks did it perfectly for me. You can also search for Outex kit for tubeless conversion, these guys definitely cover everything that can go wrong with motorcycle tubeless conversion with their kit, and it's also dead easy to install.
Gorilla works on my bikes though)
Is that a 23 or 25mm rim?
29mm internal rim width
This is a good video 👍
I’d like to see you do that with a Maxxis High Roller!!! 😆
Our team typically runs this setup with the Maxxis DHR II or the Assegai and it works great! They've also got Cush Core inserts to help protect their rims.
High roller haha. I run this on an assegai and a minion DH sucka
Can I use duct tape instead?
We haven't tested it, but please report back if you do!
Skip the first 3 minutes.
This is good but I think a huge tip that is missed is to tape it in the other direction so that the rotation of the wheel doesnt force sealant at the edge of the tape. If it is the other way, the sealant is pushed over the edge vs. against it as the wheel turns.
You doing too much
So this was a non tubeless rim, but the tyre was tubeless ready
No, both the tire and rim were tubeless ready.
What about using duct tape?
Can i use presta valve with rim designed for schrader valve?
For a tubeless setup, probably not, I've also not seen any tubeless ready rims that work with a schrader valve. You can't convert just any wheel to tubeless, you need a tubeless compatible rim (which would only accommodate a presta valve, a tubeless ready tire, some sort of tape (in this case we used gorilla tape), and a tubeless sealant.
I've tried Gorilla tape a bunch of times...longest I've gotten out of it is 6 weeks before it starts to leak. I got smart and used an actual rim tape from stans and never had an issue since.
Gorilla makes a mess to remove later. Took me an hour+ to cleanup - much longer than it takes to setup tubeless on clean rims. Never again! Go with Stans style tape. Trust me!
We've been using gorilla tape for years, the trick to removing it, is doing it slowly and the adhesive comes off with the tape. A little adhesive left behind also shouldn't make a difference in the performance or ability to be able to re-apply more tape or a different style of the tape. Stans is good, but we like this because when we're out on the road or at races, it's more likely you can find a place with gorilla tape than with Stan's. But to each their own.
@@DannysCycles Fair enough. Mine was removed by a guy who trued & tensioned my wheels and he was not careful about getting the adhesive. :(
Works, when "quality branded kits" fuking fail.
M83 called and they want their music back
3 years old video but I will comment. When you remove the rim tape, it is important to clean the rim with alcohol. Let it dry, clean with a cloth then convert it with tubeless tape. Also, do not pierce the valve hole through the tape with the valve as this can damage the top tip. You have a nice bike repair cabinet but you do things like an amateur.
Gorilla Tape is 3x thicker than NoTubes tape. Ever wonder why the tire is difficult to seat? Gorilla Tape has only about 25% the tensile strength as NoTubes tape. Clean-up? About an hour to clean and re-tape. We've seen a lot of Gorilla Tape failures. Cheap? Sure. Does it work? Not. Sorry...
Yeaaa I feel like I’m a pinch if it’s all you can get your hands on at the moment on the road/a trip, sure it’ll kinda do. But as a “proper setup” gorilla tape ain’t great.