How To Repair Tubeless Tyres | MTB Maintenance
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Tubeless tyres have revolutionised mountain biking. Offering lower tyre pressures, the reduced chance of punctures and better grip its easy to see why they're so popular. Doddy explains how to repair tubeless MTB tyres, from the small trailside fixes with fibre plugs, to stitching sidewall gashes.
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A few simple items like vulcanising rubber cement, tyre plugs and tyre boots will go a long way if used properly. Some of them are best used at the side of the trail to get you home, whilst others can be a semi-permanent repair to an expensive tyre.
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A few things I have learned about patching/booting the inside of the tire: (1) Brake parts cleaner is very effective for cleaning the away the sealant residue. That's what Stan of Stan's Sealant recommends. (2) Rough the inside of the tire fairly gently unless you want to expose the fabric tire threads. I've learned that the hard way. (3) If I have time or if it is a bigger cut, I will reinstall the tire with a tube to make sure that the patch is adhered really well to the inside of the tire. An hour or so at 50 psi with a tube will press the patch onto the inner wall better than you can ever possibly achieve by pressing with your fingers.
the tube idea is genious! thanks! always had issues putting on weights to keep the patch firm because of the large knobs of the tires
clamps also work I hear.
Nice to see a bit of a make do and mend mentality in this throw away age
Espically with the price of mtb tires, I would hope they would try to make them last long!
When you insert the bacon strip in the tire, you need to give it a slight turn so it will create a small knot inside the tire then pull it out.
Excellent. A few months ago I got home and patched the tyre from the inside exactly as I would do with an inner tube. It worked fine. I repeated the process yesterday with a second puncture. I have some plus-size maxxis tyres which they don't make anymore. This video shows me what else I can do to keep 'em rolling. Thank you Doddy.
The tech videos on GMBN are fantastic, really helped me to understand some things that were a problem - really clear!
Thx for the tips Doddy. I used the sidewall sewing technique a couple years ago on a nearly new conti raceking sealing it with rubber cement.
I ran it tubed succesfully several rides. Then decided to see how it sealed and held tubeless and was able to extend the tire life many more rides.
Got thorned but the thing had the decency to stay put until I got back. This then triggered the sealant replacement which was WAAY overdue.
Good vid! 💪🏻
Thanks so much from a gravel biker who's learning all about tubeless tyres for the first time!
+1
This is great. Our host clearly knows what he’s talking about and he’s a great communicator. Thanks! I’m saving this link and thanks also for the 2 additional links on screen. Very handy. Excellent work!
Great video! Just got my first full suspension bike with tubless tires and have no idea how it all works. Feeling much better now. Thank you
Going tubeless and using cushcore this season. Can't wait! Thanks GMBN Tech for the info.
I just use a old tube as patches... Works just fine and I recycle :-)
I run a bike maintenance program for a local high school. We patch around 15-20 tubes per week. Using the old tubes with rubber cement helps us save on patching materials and we use up old tubes. The best part is, though, that you can make the patch whatever size and shape you need, and if you need a really long patch, it makes the bond stronger. This is a great idea. Not sure why more people don't do it. Seth posted it as a hack a few years back.
@@jpnelson7606 what glue are you using when patching a tubeless tyre with old tube?
This is diamond!
Simply priceless - absolute beginner MTB DIY noob here, what i have seen here will literally allow me to figure out fixing my slow puncture i experienced in the last few days (you need to top up tyre sealant? good to know!) and save a big sum of money!
Thanks Doddy, keep up the good work & stay safe in these dogshit COVID times! x
Oh my gosh, put the glue on before stabbing through. It welds the plug in place and also adds a bit of lube effect while inserting.
They are already sticky. No need.
He’s talking about a race situation
@@redtobertshateshandles there is a need, and it is even stated so in the plug kit instructions. To be more exact, file down the hole first to make it more round, apply cement, push the plug through, cut off excess.
@@redtobertshateshandles that exact kit featured in the vid looks like the one from Decathlon: it does come with a tube of vulcanising solution and the plugs themselves aren't sticky at all (already touched them)
6:20 - I turn it 180-360 degrees. Rest is perfect thank you
Great, informative, clear - new to tubeless and this is really helpful - thanks!
Subscribed, I had no idea about my new tubeless tyres but now I do :)
I am going tubeless tomorrow!🤘🏻😊
Good luck! Can be a real mess when you do it the first time 😂👍🏻 But believe me, it's worth it.
Tomi Saaranen cheers mate and yes it was a mess 🤣 going on a night ride tonight to test them out 🤘🏻
@@tarmacsurfers Haha feel ya. Good luck!
I went tubeless this year and WOW!!! It's the only way to go if you can afford it. There's an upgrade cost
'Bumped into' this vid by mistake... and I'm glad , I did ;)
Awesome explanation, clear, concise and straight to the point!
I WILL SUBSCRIBE.
Have you?
Mate how much sealant did you use in your hair?
Just jokes.. Really good video actually thanks
Savage banter 😂😂😂
I love this man. It hurts me that you're insulting him for his look!!
But I lol at your joke though. 🤣
Thanks Doddy! just happened on my maxxis dhr 2 2.8×27.5 with only a few rides and you just saved me. Thank you!
Old boy here ... just started rolling on a 27'er tubeless ... thanks for heads up good video...
Excellent guide thanks. I'm new to tubeless
The german Bike magazine had a test with tyre silents, and they made some hacks too. One hack was putting glasfiber in the milk (they took a rasp and simply raped some glasfiber) some 0.5-2mm parts, the second one was almost the same only with rubber from an old tyre, then they mixed it at the third tyre. All theese contaminated silents where much more effective at filling longer cuts or bigger holes. I have done also something similar at my set, I just didn't cleaned the dryed silent from my tyres just rubed it off the surface, so I had some dry latex in the wheel, didn't had to go home or use anything when I had an 8mm cut at my backwheel could continue the race (marathon) after putting in some air.
I plugged my motorbike tire with one of those and went on to do over 6k on that tires, they can last the length of the tire if fitted properly
I've just got a puncture, are you a wizard Doddy?
Tubeless?
This guy does the best videos
Good video bought a lapierre overvolt 2 weeks ago. puncture 3 days later took it local bike shop paid £100 to go tubeless cos I wasn't confident week later tyre completely flat again gonna try to plug it if doesn't work after pumping up. Really buggered off.....
Hey Doddy, we have used those plugs for years on four wheel drive tyres, and a bit of a hint, give the tool a small twist once you have pushed the plug in.
Great tip!
This is a top notch vid. Excellently presented and supremely enjoyable. I have enjoyed it. Thank you.
Yet another excellent video from the GMBN / EMBN team!
You guys have excellent videos, some funny, some entertaining, while others like this one flat out informative.
Love the shoe goo tip.
You guys rock.
Thanks for this video, I used my old tube patches and lots of glue, hopefully it lasts
Always used the Panaracer Tubeless Repair Kit (since roughly 2008). Not ideal for quick 'race' fix as you need to glue the plug and let it dry for a few mins, but more than enough for all other 'plugable situations'. Get roughly 20-25 repairs from a kit and they've always outlasted the life of the tyres, never needed to patch them afterwards.
Great suggestion!
Excellent instructional video
Well done, mate!
Wish you guys had links to purchase all these products
(I'll give you a clue... it begins with A and ends with mazon)
I have used dh tires for the last 3 years. No more flats. No more worry, no more bs. Bike industry cant make a light tire that doesnt puncture.
No flats for 3 years? Really? If yes i'm going for them
ken thomas down hill
I’m using DH and punctured on a small curb I hopped on my way to the trail
Maxxis and the high shit uh...
Just gonna buy a tube these repairs are quick but I don’t trust them as much as throwing a tube in as well.
Such a great video! Your presentation style is clean! Good work. 👍
Pro tip. Gorilla tape on the inside works perfectly. Clean and dry the tube off, tape it, warm it up with a lighter to melt the glue on, done. That will last the life of the tire. I always have a bit of gorilla tape on my frame and a lighter and a small bit of shop cloth in my kit.👍
Good to know. This is what I was planning on doing and your post solidifies my decision.
@@mattattomotos8756 OMG best one i've heard so far! does this actually work?
@user-qz6ix7od3b no I don't remember it working. I've gone to using old school rubber patches with glue. Sew up any big holes 1st then use glue & patch. A strip of patch can also fix holes at the bead like pinch flats.
Went tubeless on a pair of 29 Nobby Nic . Used “Stans no tubes sealant “ . I did this off the back of Doddys vid Tubeless 101. Found it a little fiddly getting new tyres to seat on bead without a boost pump but plenty of soap suds and pumping a bit faster on track pump and core removed from valve. Need to get myself a repair kit but until then I shall carry a inner tube.
Doddy do you have the links for the repair kits you recommended...
Great show doddy learnt so much in the last 2 months. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
@gmbntech, You mention a roll of rubber and sealant in the video for a permanent boot-fix, but I don't see any links to what was used. Looks like maybe the vulcanizing solution was Schrader tirefix or something part number tfcv-01. I have not been able to find it online. Thanks for the awesome vid!
Did you find it?
Well explained. Thank you.
Wow, your how to Videos are great - very helpful man. Thank you!
More power baby
Awesome. Thank you for this channel. It is my go-to for tips and tricks.
Ty for the info mate
Those Plugs can be a bit more of a permanent fix if you put some Vulcanizing liquid on them when you do the plug. Makes em slide in a bit easier too. They have a perfect size tube for a trail side fix in a standard tube tire patch kit. I carry fixes for both as you never know when you might need to help a mate.
WOW - so much effort and still no guarantee it will work. I've tried 3 different sealant - ALL USELESS - the weight of the sealant is almost the same weight as a Tube.... simple answer - Stick a TUBE in, it works every time and its so much easier to fix.
Depends
Strong content. Thank you
Thanks for this video Doddy. Keep it up.
Hi. I'm new to tubeless tyres and I have a quick question. Once the tyre is fully seated and I then get a puncture to the point the tyre goes absolutely flat, does it need re-seating or can I just start to inflate the tyre until the desired PSI? Cheers for any advise. Great vid btw 👍
Great video. Thank you!
Doesn't the dried sealant inside the tire build up over time, making your tires heavy? Or do you occasionally have to clean it out.
Thanks for the vdeo. None of us in northern Tanzania (we have thorns!) ever redo a plug after a ride. It is always permanent. maybe because we twist the plug before removing? i am going to start putting vulcanizer on the plug too. like some others I mostly use strips of inner tubes.
Great idea.
When I was a teen, I would use destroyed old tubes and cut them up in different sizes and use them to repair the tube or patch the inside of the tire. Make sure you scuff it up good and apply the volcanizing glue.
Nice one DODDY 👍👍👍
Excellent information, thanks!
Youre welcome Jack
I recommend tire plugs with multiple bacon strips, not a one time use tire plug. I learned the value of this after having gotten a tubeless flat two days in a row form the same *exact* spot on the same trail. Amazing, what are the chances. But it happened to me.
Hey doddy nice video!
Hello again 😅 And agree 👍🏻
Great video Doddy 👍🏻 Keep up the great(est) work!
Thank you
Great tips!!! Thanks doddy
Shoe goo on the ollie foot? This man skated in the 90s.
I do a lot of urban mountain biking and I'm considering putting tubes back in because I get so many holes from glass and things.....costing me a ton of money in tires
Great video thanks and still to this day I haven’t had a puncture on my Tubeless set up brilliant 👌🏻
Really great advice cheers mate 👍
Great video!!!
Great video!
the teeth on that little blue handled applicator tool Doddy is using are so close together I struggled to get the bung inserted and was concerned that the applicator would not leave it in the tyre when applied...so my advice is to force the teeth apart a little bit before you take it out on a ride and have to use it... would also recommend upgrading to a dual ply tyre, I swapped from WTB vigilante and trail boss light to the tough versions and have had no sidewall tears since (the light versions are made from tissue paper)
Great Video... Thanks
Do you have a link to the bulk rubber and vulcanizer you used? Everytime I search for anything it just comes up with plugs
Awesome!! Thank you!! cheers
:3 Was literally just wondering if Shoe-Goo would work as a vulcanization agent. Thanks M8.
I use a little stick if i find one and use a dried seal and plug it in the hole
Pro tip- use the adhesive prior to inserting the plug. Put some around the puncture and some on the plug itself. It will help hold it in if you manage to get it on the plug and inside the tire much better than just applying it on the outside.
What or which adhesive?
I tried using a park tool patch on a wet tire and it didn't work at all. Whoops. Might give the shoe goo and rubber patch he recommended here a try. What kind of rubber do people use?
durex
had a failure last week. Got puncture on the top and the side of the tyre. Got That was frigging messy.
I keep a small Buck pocket knife in my saddle bag. Takes up no space, is very light, and has about ten million uses.
I’m already home from my ride before the tyre was flat. I’m wondering if I should still seal and plug it before booting it or will booting it fix it alone? What I gather from this is that the sealant goes first, plug, shoe goo, then boot. Is that the most permanent fix?
I got a e scooter with tubeless tires and i didnt know anything about it, so when it got the first hole i just forced some hot glue, around 1 ml in it and it worked till today. But bc of the video i know what im gonna do to fix them mor permanent, thank you
How does tubeles system perform in -15C? does the liquid freeze or.. ? Do tyres loose pressure or seal? Does sealent seal small punctures in below zero degrees?
Robinator good question!
I live in finnish lapland and my bikes are in a cold outside storage room, so they are really cold. I'm sure it depends on the sealant but I haven't noticed it freezing when I ride but then again I've never punctured in the winter since we have so much snow. Haven't heard the sealant freezing in to a block and knocking around in there in other words. I don't have tubeless on my commuter bike which I ride in all temperatures though, should try it.
@@HEIPPI Yeah I live in Finland too and haven't experienced that with Stan's, now running Finish Line and it is supposed to work nicely in cold temperatures.
Use UST tyres, i mean no tubeless ready, so No needs of sealant, just like a car or moto bike tyre. Then No probleme with the temperature. The real pb is to find some
Orange seal has a product called Subzero. It's worked for me the last 3 Canadian winters (down to minus 25 C)
For sealing, there are actually (pretty popular) inner tubes with sealant already installed in them.
My MTB was getting a serious problem with prickly thorn brambles, so I gave it a pair of these.
They proved highly effective. Until I hit a screw. That was a trip to Walmart for fresh rubber.
Anyone know where to find the strip of rubber for the tire patch?
Can't find it online 🥺
Thank you, i learn something :)
Trying to get the info on that DT Swiss valve you spoke about. The one that doesn't lose air when you refill the sealant
4:25 ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT (bloopers) HAHA
Do you leave the plug in and then apply the tire patch on the inside. Or are you taking out the plug and then patching the inside?
Do these tyre plug dry if you load them long before using them?? Great show by the way
Great advice. Would it not be useful applying the vulkan glue on the plug and hole before inserting it?
in autos your supposed to ,and i have not done this with bike tires but in car tires even without the added glue the plug lasts as long as the tire .
What rubber did you use to repair the inner part of the tyre?
You can use a part of an old tyre or a thicker inner tube.
Hey Doddy, I have one of these sticks in my tire and I ride with it for 6 months now. No problems at all. Before that I tried to fix it with vulcanizing a rubber patch and glue of the outside. It never worked for me. So for now I just leave the sticks in the tire.
I did the same yesterday and was wondering if that thing can hold it by itself. Thank you ;)
Hey Doddy - for the more permanent repair (with the tire boot) do you keep in the slug or remove it?
Doddy, what is that strip of butyl you are using? Surely it isn't just the standard 0.6mm repai patch stuff for inner tubes? Any links please.
0:45 Is that the BTWIN kit? since i have the exact same one.
Can you use two different kinds of liquid sealants in the same tire? Either at same time or one after the other, like after several months?
Can you use an old school patch kit to patch the tire from the inside out. The patch kits used for tubes I mean.
I thought fresh latex does not bond with completely cured/dried rubber? What rubber is the tyre? Petroleum?
Do you have to remove dried sealant before adding more?
You can, but there's no reason for that. Older tires will get worn and there you simply create damage by removing it and you will need even more sealant. I had this on my Conti Racekings, which have a really thin sidewall
Appreciate your reply.
It also depends on if the sealant has dried into clumps. If you find a big ball of dried sealant, take that out first.
what's the name of the rubber you're cutting and using to patch? I'd like to find the product! Thanks!