Monday, December 8, 2014

Tubeless Redo - Clown Shoe Rim Strip on Marge Lite Rim

So I continued to have some issue with my rear tire losing air while riding on the tubeless setup with the gorilla tape.  Friday night last week I decided to take it apart and redo it, this time using the clown shoe rim strip I'd bought just for this reason.

Looks like this in the bead:




I pushed the strip down under the lip, then mounted the tire w/tube, then followed the normal process for going tubeless.  Sealed up way better than the gorilla tape from the get go and has held pressure much much better.

Front is still gorilla tape but I'll swap it out if I have issues.  I'd say weight wise this is very close and no sticky mess to deal with.

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