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ttr steve · Devon's Best

tubliss or mousse???

Jerry atterick · Expert

TUBLISS every time!!!
Mooses are a thing of the past.
Obviously they do the job, just that Tubliss do it so much better, and they are cheaper.
No brainer Steve.
Check out ebay.com for US deals, thats what I did. Me and a mate had 2 sets sent over, cheaper and reliable.

cee-b · Clubman A

yep, Tubliss are the way ahead. You can go to eBay USA, or you can go to this forum devongtrf.activeboard.com/t59648053/another-batch-of-new-gen2-tubliss-now-available-for-sale/ If you are interested, PM me

-- Edited by cee-b on Tuesday 3rd of March 2015 10:34:35 PM

ttr steve · Devon's Best

Cheers colin

will they work on a bent rim?

Jerry atterick · Expert

They will both go on anything.
If they dont go on - you wont be riding that bike, the wheels wouldnt go round!

cee-b · Clubman A

Jerry atterick wrote:
They will both go on anything.
If they dont go on - you wont be riding that bike, the wheels wouldnt go round!

Because the Tubliss seals to the tyre (not the tyre to the rim) the state of the rim is fairly unimportant; it can be bent/dinged/corroded and it does not affect the seal.

You do need to fit a new tyre though. If the tyre has been previously used the distortion of the bead caused by the rim lock will prevent you getting a good seal.

-- Edited by cee-b on Wednesday 4th of March 2015 10:47:46 AM

Jerry atterick · Expert

Upto now, i havent used my tubliss on a new tyre!
When I do mine, I use the jallop that all tyre companies use, then give a squirt of the tubeless hole bung up erer can.
I usually carry a can, blackthorn / percussion punture etc.
Ive never had one let me down, plus because it is a 100% tyre clamp all round the rim, you can ride home on either a flat front or rear.
I did a test with riding with both tyres flat for about a 10 mile ride from Haldon to Tedburn.
Took a bit of adjustment, not good on the dual carriageway though!
You can definitely get home though without a cold rain sodden puncture at the end of the day.
Go for it, Steve.

cee-b · Clubman A

Jerry atterick wrote:
Upto now, i havent used my tubliss on a new tyre!

Now that is interesting. I have always gone along with the Tubliss recommendation for only using with a new tyre but have never actually tried it on a pre-used one.

Thanks for the info - did you do anything at all to address the 'flat spot' caused by the previous rim lock?

Jerry atterick · Expert

No, plenty of jallop, blow up to 90 etc.
All seems to mould to whatever shape, but I do use Finelec or equivalent. One can seems to do about 4 shots.
I always check pressure before I go out, sometimes drops a bit, a few weeks might be flat, but blown up, never had a problem all day.
New tyre obviously going to be more reliable, but my take on trail riding re tyres, black with lumps on, if no lumps then a bit more momentum!
ie Cheap.

cee-b · Clubman A

Thanks, I'll give it a go

ttr steve · Devon's Best

Cheers for the info!

Have I got this right?

Tubliss you can get a puncture, so you need to carry a can of foamy stuff? What if that does not work? Ric You say you can get home but what about if it happens at the start of your day out? With Tubliss you can adjust your tyre pressure?

Mousse You will never get a puncture whatever happens, you cannot adjust your tyre pressure? But mousses are good on all terrain and road?

Appreciate all the advice before I buy smile

Jerry atterick · Expert

There is a slight chance of a pucture but never has it stopped me at any stage during the day.
Ive used mooses for 20 years, fine did the job, tubliss is so much better.
You need to get used to fitting etc but nothing daunting, no worse but different for mooses.
If you are worried, can do the first one here, show you the tricky bits.

ttr steve · Devon's Best

Cheers Ric

May well take you up on your offer smile smile When I have decided which to get cry

cee-b · Clubman A

You can still puncture the tyre when using Tubliss but, as ric says, you can ride with 0psi and it is not that much of an issue.

I carry a tubeless repair kit similar to this:
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Puncture-Repair-Tyre-Kit-Temporary-Emergency-Fix-Tubeless-Plug-Sealey-TST10-/121522433887 that way the puncture can be repaired in a couple of minutes without having to remove anything and you can be back on your way with air in the tyre.

-- Edited by cee-b on Wednesday 4th of March 2015 10:08:06 PM