It is a pain, but man, good tubulars ride soooooo nicely. I picked up some FMB tubulars, and the ride is f'ing magic. The stems are removable, so if I get a sliver of glass in one, I just squeeze in a bit of tubeless sealant, pump it partially, wait a bit, and pump up the rest of the way. It's still not as easy as tubeless or clinchers, but glorious to ride.
BTW, Donnelly makes tubulars constructed using tubeless casing. With them, you run the tire with sealant just like tubeless. I run mine without (I'm not competing) until I actually puncture, which hasn't happened yet. They don't ride as beautifully as FMBs, but hold air pressure 50x as long. They are worth trying if you can find some cheap wheels to experiment with.
I always hear good things about ride quality. Maybe I'll try them someday. If you can go the tubeless route after a puncture I don't see a downside well until its time to change a tire. How would you go about doing that? Just scrape off the old glue and start over?
A heat gun works well to loosen the glue. Other wise very carefully take a flat head screw driver and pry under the tire until you can poke it out the other side. Poke it out the other side and spin the screw driver while simultaneously working it around the rim. I keep both my palms facing up and let the screw driver roll across my palms as I pull up and around the rim. Then use a heat gun or hair dryer and pick to get any remaining tape/glue off. Cheers!
Well I learned something today. That I will be sticking with clinchers. Dude thats a lot of work!
It is a pain, but man, good tubulars ride soooooo nicely. I picked up some FMB tubulars, and the ride is f'ing magic. The stems are removable, so if I get a sliver of glass in one, I just squeeze in a bit of tubeless sealant, pump it partially, wait a bit, and pump up the rest of the way. It's still not as easy as tubeless or clinchers, but glorious to ride.
BTW, Donnelly makes tubulars constructed using tubeless casing. With them, you run the tire with sealant just like tubeless. I run mine without (I'm not competing) until I actually puncture, which hasn't happened yet. They don't ride as beautifully as FMBs, but hold air pressure 50x as long. They are worth trying if you can find some cheap wheels to experiment with.
Got a set of FMB's last year..... They are unbelievable!
I always hear good things about ride quality. Maybe I'll try them someday. If you can go the tubeless route after a puncture I don't see a downside well until its time to change a tire. How would you go about doing that? Just scrape off the old glue and start over?
3M Fast Tac... that was the standard back in the day.
How did you get the glue in the bottle so runny. Did you add solvent or something?
Do you leave the glue in the ketchup bottle between layers?
well glued.
Any good methods for removing/cleaning the tape from the rim when re-gluing for next season?
heat gun and a curved pick. Don't use any solvents as they leave residue and its hard to get that off.
@@KDubzDidWhat make a video after the season/before the next one. this is great content.
How do you get them off? I have a set of tubs that truly seem glued on.
A heat gun works well to loosen the glue. Other wise very carefully take a flat head screw driver and pry under the tire until you can poke it out the other side. Poke it out the other side and spin the screw driver while simultaneously working it around the rim. I keep both my palms facing up and let the screw driver roll across my palms as I pull up and around the rim. Then use a heat gun or hair dryer and pick to get any remaining tape/glue off. Cheers!
@@KDubzDidWhat Thanks Kerry!
Are you coming to Charm City CX
yes!
I could not leave that tyre on backwards it must be eating you inside... or you have already changed it...
Haha I’ll run it at every race!
Kerry Werner Some people just want to watch the world burn.
So pro! can we bring our wheels by? J/K
definitely not!
You should also remind people to put the tire on going the right direction.
He's did.