Puncture tubeless what do you do?

Halfway to work no tube.

:thinking:

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First time I’ve punctured - at first I thought someone was jizzing on me, then I thought “no one has that much stored up”. I’d say it was more like Bishop being ripped in half by the Alien Queen.

It just kept spraying out so I stopped and put my finger on it. Tyre seems to still have some pressure.

About a 3-4mm cut

Am I good to ride?

I’ve held back a bit on the power and got to the river crossing…. :man_shrugging:t2:

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always carry a polymer banknote…you can place it inside the tyre to act as a seal…

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… or pay for an Uber…

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I don’t recall that ever being my first thought. Or even my second :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

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Joex lives in a strange dimension…

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You’ve never lived.

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Then I realised it was just a spot of rain

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Imagine my disappointment.

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Well I got to work.

I’ll try using the pump to add a little pressure see if it holds. Then ride it home and pretend nothing happened.

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Not looking good. It’s taken the air but bubbling clone fluid everywhere again. This makes very little sense to me.

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see above…

When did you last top those up?

May have “separated”

Also, go buy some worms (the wriggly things) and jab one of them in.

You need ‘bacon strips’ or the Stans DART kit.

I’ve managed to shoe-horn the Challenge TLR tyres onto my Reynolds wheels, and stretching them with Butyl tubes (LBS recommendation). But the owner says he still uses latex tubes for road, as Tubless is just a PITA and messy, plus maintenance. Tbh, these Challenge tyres are so tight, getting a tube into them (to repair flat) without pinching on the roadside would be a ballache. I had to buy a mounting tool to get them on the first time.

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This morning I put it aside and left it at home. :white_check_mark:

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Cashless. In more ways than one…

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That’s what I linked to above (the former!)
And like I said elsewhere, Stans is good, but I think the DynaPlug racer is better. Just my opinion.

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I’ve done that (well, a gel wrapper) in a standard clincher tyre with tubes. Got me home about 75km.

But you can’t do that as an emergency roadside fix with tubeless can you? How would you re-seat the tyre if you took it off to put the note in? I thought you needed one of those special tubeless seating pumps to blast enough air in to get it in it place?

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My regular track pump does this no problem. Doubt my mini pump would.

@Poet already linked to the wriggly worm things. Work well and quicker than replacing a tube roadside.

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yep, good point…i might try it on an old wheel…although i would do pretty much anything to avoid a walk home…

air line if you have the right adapter or a catridge?

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CO2 canister with no valve works a treat - that’s how I did my stubborn ones at home.

But like @Jgav says, track pump is fine now I know “The Technique” :face_with_peeking_eye:

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Is there a special technique?

I do no valve core and pump as fast as possible. Gets it seated not problem. Cheap Lifeline track pump.

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