Tubeless Wheels : Page 3: Tubeless Bicycle Wheels Conversion Gallery

Page 3: Tubeless Bicycle Wheels Conversion 22/09/2007

If you're converting old tyres then you might find there's holes in the tyres where you've had punctures. The Wheel Milk will usually seal these just fine, after a bit of initial bubbling. You might want to repair the holes though. Fine, unmount the tyre and use standard puncture repair glue & patches to repair the holes from the inside. We've ridden tubeless with patches for months, hard, with no issues.

So far we've got the tyres inflated with no sealant. They're seated on the rims so we'll let the air out, add sealant and pump back up.

Let the air out. Gordon's favourite job!

Give the bottle a really good shake to get all the wee teeny helps-it-seal bits mixed in. Chop the end off the JRA bottle.

Get the valve out. I'm using Stan's tool from JRA, but pliers does it. It just screws off. For Schraeders you need a tool, either this £5 Stan's tool or a 50p valve cap tool. JRA has them, fine people.

Get the JRA WM bottle in, then...

...rotate the wheel and squirt about half the bottle in GENTLY. You want the gunk inside, not out. And you want the bead to stay on the rim. Re-insert the valve core. Inflate to 60 PSI. Ta-da!