Reply To: What's your relationship with tubeless tires?

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So far, not real good.  I got a Stan’s kit, it’s the widest “rim strip” kit they sell, for 25-28mm width (external) rims, while mine are 29mm internal width.

First bad sign, the tape is 12mm wide, barely wider than my spoke holes.  I put in a double width double layer.  Ok.  Put in the rim strips and couldn’t get the bead seated (no Presta compressor).  Tried CO2, no go.  Took to a bike shop.  Held air at 35psi for 10 days.  One gravel ride, one road ride (everything is swamped here).  This morning, flat.  Pumped it back up, flat again in a couple of hours.  Soapy water says leaking around valve.  Spun it around some more, wiggled valve, tightened nut.  So far holding air again.

I haven’t ridden on trail at low pressure yet, but could tell no difference on gravel and road.  I wasn’t having many flat problems, but did it preemptively.  Now I think I’m going to be paranoid about losing air through leaky tape or valve.  Grrr.