Anyone converted their Turbo Vado to tubeless tires?

[Allan47.7339]

Get a Schwalbe Tire Booster or the Airshot which is the original brand. There is also the Topeak Joe Blow Booster tire pump. I use the Tire Booster with a Makita electric pump. I do have a compressor but generally if you need the compressor something is not fitting right. Edit 2. Don't do this anywhere that does not have a hard surface and easy to clean or over a large plastic sheet. Do not wear your favorite jeans no matter how good you are.

TIRE BOOSTER | 6080.01

With the TIRE BOOSTER, tubeless tires can be fitted safely. Even without a compressor. With the power of up to 11 bar pressure. 435 g light. With the practical mounting strap, the Tire Booster can be attached directly to the floor pump. This also keeps t…

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[Jeremy McCreary]

Get a Schwalbe Tire booster or equivalent. There is also the Topeak Joe Blow tire pump.

TIRE BOOSTER | 6080.01

With the TIRE BOOSTER, tubeless tires can be fitted safely. Even without a compressor. With the power of up to 11 bar pressure. 435 g light. With the practical mounting strap, the Tire Booster can be attached directly to the floor pump. This also keeps t…

www.schwalbetires.com

I have the Joe Blow — excellent all-around floor pump! I've only had occasion to use the reservoir feature twice for seating tubeless tires, but it worked well both times. No room for any compressor in my small garage.

 

[fooferdoggie]

One easy way to see how well a tire will seat is if the bead sits on the center of the rim, it will be hard. I have some Schwalbe tires that the bead is as wide or wider than the tire, and it seals with just a regular pump, but it makes it harder to get on as the first side likes to come off while trying to get the second on.

 

[Allan47.7339]

I edited my post but I use a Makita battery air pump with the booster. I checked the prices of the Joe Blow Booster after I posted. I think the Airshot is the cheapest way to go if you already have a tire pump..

 

[edobici_forza]

Get a Schwalbe Tire Booster or the Airshot which is the original brand. There is also the Topeak Joe Blow Booster tire pump. I use the Tire Booster with a Makita electric pump. I do have a compressor but generally if you need the compressor something is not fitting right. Edit 2. Don't do this anywhere that does not have a hard surface and easy to clean or over a large plastic sheet. Do not wear your favorite jeans no matter how good you are.

Allan, to prevent a potential mess, I seat the tire to the wheel before adding the sealant. The sealant can be added through the valve, with the valve core removed, with the sealant small plastic injector (Stan's), the short tube (Orange Seal) or injector tool (Park Tool, or alternative).

Your comment reminds, me...back in 2015 when shopping for my first full suspension MTB, at a major local bike shop, before my test ride, they needed to top off the tires. The shop employee, over inflated the 2.3" tire and SPLAT!, sealant all over the showroom floor....whoops! I didn't even know about sealant at that time! I was far enough away, nothing sprayed on me. never had a blowout myself, setting up my own tires, at home...knock on wood.

 

[fooferdoggie]

Allan, to prevent a potential mess, I seat the tire to the wheel before adding the sealant. The sealant can be added through the valve, with the valve core removed, with the sealant small plastic injector (Stan's), the short tube (Orange Seal) or injector tool (Park Tool, or alternative).

Your comment reminds, me...back in 2015 when shopping for my first full suspension MTB, at a major local bike shop, before my test ride, they needed to top off the tires. The shop employee, over inflated the 2.3" tire and SPLAT!, sealant all over the showroom floor....whoops! I didn't even know about sealant at that time! I was far enough away, nothing sprayed on me. never had a blowout myself, setting up my own tires, at home...knock on wood.

ya I tried it once adding sealant before seating the tire what a pain. its better on bigger tires.

 

[Allan47.7339]

I seat the tire first then add sealant. I've tried various injectors that always clog and spew sealant. I currently use a Straz Components sealant funnel and add sealant 30 ml/ 1 oz at a time with a dip stick to push fibers through. I check my rear tire sealant about every three weeks and the funnel is the cleanest way to add an ounce or two.

Sealant Funnels for Tubeless Tires — Straz Components

Mess-free, threaded Sealant Funnels for fast, clean tubeless tire sealant refills. Choose from vibrant colors. Fits Presta (and Schrader variants).

strazcomponents.com

 

[mschwett]

I use the airshot. small, light, silent (no moving parts!) and it has never not seated a tubeless tire for me. it’s a little scary opening the valve and hearing the BANG POP BANG of the instant inflation and seating, but works every time, at least on my modern tires and rims.

i never clean old sealant out. that just means you’re not riding enough. never had a tire last long enough to need to do so!

 

[Stefan Mikes]

I own it all including tubeless rims, the booster tank, rim tape, a big electric pump, several tubeless valves and tubeless folded tyres, not even mentioning a CO2 inflator or sealant. Still, I chose simplicity and comfort of inner tubes instead of the struggle with tubeless. You could say "Stefan, you're a lamer" and you would be right.

However, my brother Jacek is a different person: a skilled bike mechanic (to the level of wheel building) who has perfection ingrained in his mind. There's nothing difficult for him, he would learn anything, he never leaves any work half baked or unfinished, and he owns a heavy duty compressor. He had succumbed to the tubeless hype and installed the tubeless on his Marin bike. To go back to the inner tubes soon. "I have given the tubeless up after the sealant sprayed through the spoke holes". Well, he is not a guy who wouldn't know how to install the rim tape properly!

Tubeless tyres are great. Until they aren't.