Tubeless recommendation for fat bike

[ssnowman]

Have any of you fatbike owners gone tubeless and if so, what product did you use?

[NorwayCalling]

Just google "ghetto tubeless fatbike" and you have all the information you need.

Gaffer/gorilla tape or split tube, or even keep it tubed but go with 26 x 2.6inch DH tubes (my preferred option as its lighter).

Most folk will be gaffer/gorilla tape, some will use the split tube..... I have used both and gaffer/gorilla tape worked for me.

This subject has been done to death across umpteen forums so plenty of info out there, including which is the most popular method.

[Solo]

Coastkid videos are useful on the split tube option.

[ssnowman]

Thanks guys. The Coastkid vid explains it really well.

[AlasdairMc]

If the rims have cutouts, keep the rim strip in, then a single wrap of 3inch wide Gorilla tape will normally work. Don’t use the 2 inch stuff as you’ll need to wrap it twice and the sealant gets into the join.

Some tyres/rims go up immediately, some take a few days/weeks of constant use to seal properly. The worst I’ve found so far has been the Surly Marge Lite, the best a Sun Ringlé Mulefut.

[ssnowman]

If the rims have cutouts, keep the rim strip in, then a single wrap of 3inch wide Gorilla tape will normally work. Don’t use the 2 inch stuff as you’ll need to wrap it twice and the sealant gets into the join.

Some tyres/rims go up immediately, some take a few days/weeks of constant use to seal properly. The worst I’ve found so far has been the Surly Marge Lite, the best a Sun Ringlé Mulefut.

Does that mean that I can do away with a split tube, or is it still necessary?

[Charliecres]

Some trial and error is likely. I’ve got On-One and DT rims and the DT ones are much easier for tubeless because they’re a tighter fit. The usual problem with fat bike tubeless is getting an initial seal and I’ve found the key is packing out the rim (if it needs it). I think I ended up using polystyrene radiator insulation on the On-One rims. It’s still holding up a couple of years later.

[Solo]

It is a choice, split tube or sealing with tape/foam padding.

[Solo]

or even keep it tubed but go with 26 x 2.6inch DH tubes (my preferred option as its lighter).

This is what I've done.

[ScotRoutes]

And me.

[whitestone]

I've no idea how mine are done, Ian B might be able to shed more light on that since I bought the bike off him. Sun Ringle rims BTW.

[Hamish]

So if you use a split tube, how easy is it to seat the tyre nicely on the rim? I often have trouble with seating the bead on my Pug and I feared the extra layer of split tube sandwiched between the bead and rim would make that worse. I hate the wobbly tyre that an incorrectly seated tyre gives.

[ssnowman]

I'm going to go for the split tube option on DT Swiss rims which are more cut-outs than rim.

I'll let you know how I get on.

[fatbikephil]

No probs seating a tyre if the tube isn't too thick (I tried a 16" motorcycle tube for a while and the tyre slipped off the beads at low pressures)

I'm currently using the café latex strips - pricy but totally idiot proof and much easier to change tyres than split tube.

[Hamish]

They look good. Can you get latex strips to fit a Margelite?

[fatbikephil]

https://www.effettomariposa.eu/en/produ ... strip-fat/
Fat small should be a perfect fit

[Hamish]

Great. Thanks.

[ssnowman]

Those caffelatex strips are exactly what I was looking for. I shall be ordering a pair today.

[dlovett]

DT Swiss rims’s BR710’s don’t need any faffing about after you fit the enclosed rim strip. I just added a single wrap of tape each side of it and 3 years later they still do t leak air.