Little bit of action tonight.... First and foremost I've finally paid for the chrome plating 6 months later....
Wheels taped up (hopefully should be able to convert to tubeless tyres). Thought I could get the tyres on with levers but... I'm not going to take the chance.... So taking them down tomorrow to get them fitted... Hopefully I'll be able to, at last, get the wheels on, at the weekend...
Might be worth putting something like the latex gloop or similar in the tyre to seal a small leak or two...
I shouldnt need to - i sealed up the wheels on my 525 supermoto the same way (and i didnt use a rim band that time). Im not joking, it didnt leak any air whatsoever....The roll of tape is the stickiest stuff ever - wasnt cheap either (about 70 quid) - only way to see if it works is to try it....
Well... That was almost a project in its own right... Tyres on. Wheels finished... Will try to fit the weekend but I've got incoming DIY work coming in... Tape worked a treat again. Tyres are now tubeless...
3m stuff.... Its literally like a roll of glue... I'll see if I can find it... Bought on ebay... You can get different widths...
This is kinda the stuff but too wide.... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-Polyu...497510?hash=item3b44369226:g:Nx8AAOSw0f9alp4m But TBH it really needs to be the right stuff - in that my tape works so a bit expensive to take a gamble but ironically thats what i did and it paid off...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stans-NoTubes-Rim-Tape-9-14m-x-33mm/363123984833?_trkparms=aid=1110012&algo=SPLICE.SOIPOST&ao=1&asc=20200420083544&meid=a9ac45d16a5c47b1af500104e68ef09c&pid=100008&rk=3&rkt=12&sd=360879489030&itm=363123984833&pmt=1&noa=0&pg=2047675&algv=PromotedSellersOtherItemsV2WithMLRv3&brand=Stan's+NoTubes&_trksid=p2047675.c100008.m2219 I couldn't find the actual stuff I was looking for, but taping has been used for many years in motocross, so its tried and tested over huge jumps, knocks, shooting the berms and roosting!
At only 33mms wide that'll surely be only suitable for mountain bike wheels?? Stan's is the system I used on my MTB wheels, so yes, used it and it's the business.
my roll is 50mm wide, having said that to get the front wheel to seal i had to shave about 10mm off to get the tyre to seat....
I looked into this subject in a fair amount of detail when I bought a pair of Sport Classic wheels for a project bike and only then discovered, to my great disappointment, that the SC spoked wheels are tubed. There are lots of approaches to doing this such as overlapping narrower tapes, as seen in the YouTube link below. This tape, however, is 65mm wide by 26 inches https://www.wiggle.co.uk/schwalbe-fat-bike-rim-tape
I have also seen the conversions done with nothing more than bathroom silicone, albeit with extensive prep and cleaning! Each to their own....
Well, my roll has done 4 bikes so far (Motorbikes) and its not failed yet....id say these wheels would be the same type of setup as your sport classic...
Seem to have mislaid the speedo drive washer so the wheel will have to come off again. Carbs are ready for water blasting.... They were supposed to be sonic cleaned but apparently it wasn't shifting it....
Yep- but way better than the 30 year old avons that were on there before. Electronic ignition turned up yesterday. End of the month will be the motogadget munit then then some fancy nancy adjustable rears...the chrome plating is so fucking expensive it'd be cheaper than a new performance set....ohlins or yss me thinks. Last will be the lithium battery....by which time the motor (and carbs will be in the frame...)
