"Of all the stories you told me, which ones were true and which ones weren't?"
"My dear Doctor, they're all true."
"Even the lies?"
"Especially the lies."
Riding around Weeksy's local trails there's usually hedge-cutting going on, it's reasonably common to see tell tale white spooge on the tyre after a ride but have no idea where or when it happened.
I added some more fluid recently and pulle three big thorns out of the casing.
On a recent ride he got a rear puncture, spaffed white spooge over me and the bike, we stopped, hummed and carried on to the cake shop. No fuss or drama, got the last choccy cakes before they sold out, Win!
Tubeless vote here.
Also consider slightly more robust tyres. It is fair to say that most OEM fitted tyres are rubbish and not the same as the same brand and name from a retailer …
Buy yourself some Filmore Valves and a decent tubeless pump like an airshot or Joe Blow and seating the tyres will be a lot easier.
"Of all the stories you told me, which ones were true and which ones weren't?"
"My dear Doctor, they're all true."
"Even the lies?"
"Especially the lies."
MingtheMerciless wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2026 8:47 pm
Buy yourself some Filmore Valves and a decent tubeless pump like an airshot or Joe Blow and seating the tyres will be a lot easier.
MingtheMerciless wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2026 8:47 pm
Buy yourself some Filmore Valves and a decent tubeless pump like an airshot or Joe Blow and seating the tyres will be a lot easier.
I have a compressor at home
Excellent news ....
While manual pumps might work when you have experience , there is northing like the ease of a compressor