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bymcchancey
9/15/2019 7:42am
9/15/2019 7:42am
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9/19/2019 4:34am
Who out there is running Nuetech TUbliss ? What has been your experience??
Thanks...-R
Thanks...-R
I ride mostly sand tracks so love the lower psi I can run.
What I don't like is problems...sometimes hard to get a seal on new tire. If you get a random hole in tire..all easy to fix with a new tube in standard form but more difficult with tubeless.
One of them is still sitting up on the pallet racking in my shop someplace...
Looking at the surface finish inside a new tire I can see why they burp air, or fail to seal.
It's a neat idea in concept and the parts are decent quality.
It would be cool if tire companies got onboard and made their tires more compatible by smoothing that are of the inside where these need to seal. Just that 1/2" wide area inside the bead would do it.
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Even if my bike sits for two weeks straight, I only lose a couple psi in the tire. Seems as good as any tube I’ve ever used.
Install on the rim is simple. i had a little more fight from tire install than tire on standard tube. Not bad for someone who isn't mechanically inclined. Install alone should not scare you away.
I use tire slime for installation/sealant and i think that is the way to go.
Typically, when I change a tire I puff a bunch of talc in the tire, then put the tube in the tire with just enough air to hold it's shape without wrinkling. Then, I install the tire/tube combo onto the wheel one bead at a time, but both from the brake rotor side (rear) and non-rotor side (front).
Other people who haven't figured it out try to put one bead on the wheel, then stuff the tube in and finally install the second bead... I did that as a kid, it's a pain in the ass and takes twice as long.
It seems like the tubliss insert would hog space in the bell of the rim making it tough to stretch the bead over the wheel, especially on a new tire.
Interesting that he installed the wheel into the tire between the beads first. it looks like the best method for that Tubliss system. That is the way I remove every single tire I work on, but installing them that way with a conventional tube doesn't work out at all.
I wouldn't run anything else. As has been mentioned...you need to install them correctly.
I ride 100% motocross, and I run 8 PSI. I don't know why ppl hate on them for moto... it's impossible to get a pinch flat with one, a no brainer for me. You can also use quick cheap plugs if you get a puncture.
I just bought a 450 and once I wear that tire out it's getting a Tubliss too, I hate the feel of 14PSI
Go slower than you think on the setup and you'll be fine.
I run bridgestone X30 and X40 tires up here in the northwest and when I venture south and run 12.5 psi front and rear at just about every track.
Does the roll-under bother you at 8 psi? Seems like that would take some getting used to on hardpacked clay, especially off-camber stuff.
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