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Tubeless ready rims???

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 2:09 pm
by matt147
Can anybody tell me if the rims on the genesis longitude 2016 are tubeless ready save me removing the tyres cheers

Re: Tubeless ready rims???

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 2:16 pm
by techno
matt147 wrote:Can anybody tell me if the rims on the genesis longitude 2016 are tubeless ready save me removing the tyres cheers
Yep, tubeless ready apparently:
http://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/blog/07/0 ... -longitude

Re: Tubeless ready rims???

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 2:23 pm
by Fat tyre kicker
Beat me to it, yes Jalco Dd 38's they are

Re: Tubeless ready rims???

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 4:14 pm
by matt147
Brilliant thanks guys

Re: Tubeless ready rims???

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 5:08 pm
by GregMay
Remember you'll need a wide sealing tape with the 33mm internal width.

Re: Tubeless ready rims???

Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 9:47 pm
by macinblack
Being a no-tube noob, a couple of questions;

I've got these wheels, do I need to remove the rim tape that's already in there?

Do I have to use new tyres, given the amount of thorns that have been pulled out of the rubber over the last year?

Re: Tubeless ready rims???

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 8:58 am
by johnnystorm
macinblack wrote:Being a no-tube noob, a couple of questions;

I've got these wheels, do I need to remove the rim tape that's already in there?

Do I have to use new tyres, given the amount of thorns that have been pulled out of the rubber over the last year?
Depends on the tape. If it looks like sticky tape then you'll be ok. If it has anything like normal rimtape whip it out and replace with tesa/gorilla tape.

Used tyres might have stretched and become baggy so might be a pain to seat. The thorn holes will probably just weep some fluid before sealing. Maybe pop some glitter in to help clumping.