ET streets...tube or tubeless
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Re: ET streets...tube or tubeless
I don't run tubes, have 10-12 buddies that run them all tubeless, as quick as 10.40 cars. Just extra weight, unless of course you need tubes to offset a puncture <img border="0" alt="[Banging Head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" /> Hopefully my 4th set will be the charmer! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
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Re: ET streets...tube or tubeless
No tubes here. If you run tubes you should screw the tires to the wheels in case the tire spins on the wheel, which would obviously cause the stem on the tube to leak. One advantage of tubes is that they will hold the air pressure very consistent, compared to running the tires without tubes, which will slowly over time leak around the beads. I go tubeless and don't have any problems other than checking the air pressure often.
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Re: ET streets...tube or tubeless
Tubeless!!!!! I always glue mine to the rim. It's not hard to get back off on a tire machine. Never had one spin though. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Re: ET streets...tube or tubeless
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Paul @ Thunder:
<strong>Tubeless!!!!! I always glue mine to the rim. It's not hard to get back off on a tire machine. Never had one spin though. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Paul</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">My whole team...Tubeless!! Hey Paul, what kind of glue do you use?
<strong>Tubeless!!!!! I always glue mine to the rim. It's not hard to get back off on a tire machine. Never had one spin though. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Paul</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">My whole team...Tubeless!! Hey Paul, what kind of glue do you use?
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Re: ET streets...tube or tubeless
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 00 Firehawk:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Paul @ Thunder:
<strong>Tubeless!!!!! I always glue mine to the rim. It's not hard to get back off on a tire machine. Never had one spin though. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Paul</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">My whole team...Tubeless!! Hey Paul, what kind of glue do you use?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hell if I know I'm no tire guy. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
I would guess it's a bead sealer/glue or a contact cement/glue like they use on patches. Works great for me and personally tested to 1.43 60's and hopefully lower ones to come. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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<small>[ December 19, 2002, 08:19 PM: Message edited by: Paul @ Thunder ]</small>
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Paul @ Thunder:
<strong>Tubeless!!!!! I always glue mine to the rim. It's not hard to get back off on a tire machine. Never had one spin though. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Paul</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">My whole team...Tubeless!! Hey Paul, what kind of glue do you use?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hell if I know I'm no tire guy. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
I would guess it's a bead sealer/glue or a contact cement/glue like they use on patches. Works great for me and personally tested to 1.43 60's and hopefully lower ones to come. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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<small>[ December 19, 2002, 08:19 PM: Message edited by: Paul @ Thunder ]</small>
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Re: ET streets...tube or tubeless
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by mmiller:
<strong>Larry, if you use bead sealer how difficult is it to break the tires down off of the wheels eventually?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Matt,
No problem for Discount tire to remove them.
<small>[ December 20, 2002, 08:18 PM: Message edited by: Larry ]</small>
<strong>Larry, if you use bead sealer how difficult is it to break the tires down off of the wheels eventually?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Matt,
No problem for Discount tire to remove them.
<small>[ December 20, 2002, 08:18 PM: Message edited by: Larry ]</small>