Tubed tyres behaving tubeless.

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Re: Tubed tyres behaving tubeless.

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Interesing idea. Wonder if it is possible to plug a tire and hold some air pressure long enough to get to a convenient place for repairs?
I do remember seeing someone selling a conversion for tubed (spoked) wheels to run tubeless. It was on the internet so you can be sure how it would work.
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Re: Tubed tyres behaving tubeless.

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Silicon can be thinned with water when it is first removed from the container. How about diluting it into a consistency of paint and just painting into the rim in order to seal the area that has the spoke nipples on the inside of the rim. One could paint a couple of layers of this mixture, let dry. Cover with the rim protector and try to run tubeless.
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daz wrote:Silicon James
Exactly what I thought of.

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Funny, funny guy, that Silicone James.
Hope he's well.
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