mabman
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It is entirely possible to do away with your tubes on your bikes. The tubeless systems that work for mtn. bikes can be adapted to any wheel. Here is a method that was outlined by a man who rides a tandem bicycle along with his wife.
Not really much effort involved in trying a ghetto set-up. Buy a couple of BMX tubes (schraeder) and a bottle of sealant. split the tubes around the outer diameter, stretch them over the rim (you might need to drill out the valve hole if your rim is presta only). Install the tire (rub a bit of water around the bead) and air it up with a compressor (this was the only slightly troublesome part). After it seats well air it up to about 50 to seat the bead really well. Then remove the core of the stem , put in about 4oz of sealant, air it up and vigorously shake it around a while. Trim off the excess tube if you desire. Done. You can also put in the sealant before you air it up the first time, but I accidentaly blew Stan's all over myself with the compressor when I wasn't careful. Overall, I was suprised at how easy it was.
And some good recommendations for sealant to use here: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=406115
This type of system is working extremely well for DH mtn bikers allowing them to run crazy low pressures for ultimate grip and control. MAB's can be run with higher pressures so it should make the system even more reliable.
No more flats but with as supple a tire as possible, sounds good to me.
Not really much effort involved in trying a ghetto set-up. Buy a couple of BMX tubes (schraeder) and a bottle of sealant. split the tubes around the outer diameter, stretch them over the rim (you might need to drill out the valve hole if your rim is presta only). Install the tire (rub a bit of water around the bead) and air it up with a compressor (this was the only slightly troublesome part). After it seats well air it up to about 50 to seat the bead really well. Then remove the core of the stem , put in about 4oz of sealant, air it up and vigorously shake it around a while. Trim off the excess tube if you desire. Done. You can also put in the sealant before you air it up the first time, but I accidentaly blew Stan's all over myself with the compressor when I wasn't careful. Overall, I was suprised at how easy it was.
And some good recommendations for sealant to use here: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=406115
This type of system is working extremely well for DH mtn bikers allowing them to run crazy low pressures for ultimate grip and control. MAB's can be run with higher pressures so it should make the system even more reliable.
No more flats but with as supple a tire as possible, sounds good to me.