UPDATE: We have a new (better) version of this video on our bike maintenance channel. Go watch that video instead: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZqafxM2jftm2lM4.html

@AndrewBlucher

3 жыл бұрын

I watched both; they are both worthwhile. Love the fun you guys have.

@timebomb1251

3 жыл бұрын

The method in this video (vs. the link in the comment) is more helpful if you don't have a syringe to pump sealant in.

@MajykOyster666

Жыл бұрын

I watched this one after the new version. It looks quicker if you have hairy gorilla hands like me to force the tire lever under the bead. Nice to know both exist !

Just watched this , went in the garage, gave it a go and succeeded at the second attempt. Why pay £50 - £80 for a high volume compressor pump. This is a video worth watching. better than a lot of useless stuff on KZread.

@claushicks8365

3 жыл бұрын

What's another 50 bucks when you are riding a 6K bike.

@martinbarnett4210

3 жыл бұрын

@@claushicks8365 You might but I don't and never would.

Just did my first tubeless tire mount using this technique and only a floor pump. Took several tries to do the bead technique right but once I did and started inflating, finally I heard it pop into place. Thank you!

What I find easier using floor pump by initially putting tube to seat the tire and then remove the tube while the other side of the tire is seated. Then use the tire level like Macky did. That way you only worry about 1 side to check for leaks. Works for me😀

@collegepresident5237

3 жыл бұрын

Way I've always done it, pop both beads on with a tube and open one side to remove the tube and insert tubeless valve and sealant, makes it easier just dealing with one side.

@DK-wr9nd

3 жыл бұрын

Using a tube is a kind of a hassle but it assures you to get the job done.

I’ve shared this with many people. This helps even with an air compressor when you have trouble getting the tire to seat. Just a good skill/knowledge to have.

This saved my marriage 🙏

@PhilipProchazka

3 жыл бұрын

I can imagine that :D :D :D bummer message thanks for a good laughter

@mcq2525

2 жыл бұрын

Lol! Thanks. Every now and then an epic comment like this comes along that really brightens up my day.

@harryv6752

2 жыл бұрын

😆😆😆

@alexmars816

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 hope it saves mines

@nateums

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

Thank you!!! During this time of uncertainty and confusion, you helped me get my new tires mounted without having to first borrow my neighbors compressor. The wait at my local shop would have been 3 weeks just to get 2 tires mounted. You’ve allowed me to continue enjoying the outdoors and escape the isolation. Appreciate you both!!!!

This was great advice. I just did my first tubeless install without a compressor. After seating the bead as far as I could with the tire lever, inflating with a floor pump seated it the rest of the way without any fuss at all. Great advice!

I was just about to call my local bike mechanic, thinking I'd messed up my first tubeless conversion when I watched this. I couldn't get the bead to sit on the edge of the rim, but removing the valve core did the trick. Inflated straight away when nothing was happening before I removed it. Thanks!

This was EXACTLY what I needed to know! First time setting up tubeless, small but critical questions at every step. I really appreciate your teamwork and understanding what people need to see and know - zooming in a key points. THANK YOU!!

@LALNatalieG

3 жыл бұрын

Doubters - I did this first try with a Joe Blow floor pump. No charger/compessor and don't intend to ever have one. 57 years old, arthritic hands and all.

The best video on tubeless tire installation. They are using a mountain bike tire, but their tricks solved all my problems with converting my road bike to tubeless (already had tubeless wheels). Thank you both!

I was stuck for an hour till I saw this video, then it worked right away. Such a life saver!!

Thank you SO much for posting this. I have been watching tubeless tire videos and reading articles for years, and this is the best thing I have found. Worked LIKE A CHARM! I could not get my back tire to seat, despite having a compressor, and this worked. So simple and so effective. Bravo.

Honestly best tip i have picked up about anything ever on the internet - super effective. Thank you!

Wow thank you guys so much for your videos! This one in particular just saved me from ripping my own hair out! Struggled for literally an hour, came across this video and had both of the tires seated and sealed in less then 20 mins

Awesome tips you two. I've struggled with getting tubeless to seat every time I put new tires on, the seating the bead with a tire lever helped massively.

Thanks for showing this technique - tried so many things but this is what did it!

Oooh, I seriously struggled tonight and my last hope was to find a miraculous trick. This was the first video I clicked on and 10 minutes later the 2-hour pain was over. I owe you sooo much for sharing this! (Because, for some reason this time the tire wouldn't pop up even with a pump with a charger, as it did before, no idea why.)

Holy shit this video just saved my life got a big race tomorrow and it’s too late to go to any shop. Did it in the hotel room bath tub got it first try! Thank youuuu 😭😭😭😭

OMG. I tried every trick in the book for WEEKS (road bike tire). This is the only one that worked. THANK YOU!

you guys ROCK!! I was just feeling defeated as I was installing a tubeless on my mountain bike for the first time. When I got to the inflating part, I felt totally defeated.... Hadn't thought that far ahead! Found this video right away and my tire is on and inflated! Thanks tons!

Great info ,worked first time after struggling .No air compressor needed just a simple track pump. I firstly put a tube in and pumped it up to seat both sides , I then let the air out and carefully unseated one side and removed the tube ,I reinserted the tubeless valve then used the tyre lever to carefully seat as much of the unseated side as possible. I then removed the removable valve core and pumped like he'll with the track pump and up she went .

Always had trouble no matter what I did - 5 minutes after watching this I had 2 tubeless inflated.. awesome - thank you.

Syd and Macky, Thank you so much! the "seat-half-the-tire" tip works brilliantly! My hit rate seating tubeless tires is about 50% because I could never figure out what I was doing right or wrong, so this helps a bunch! Thanks again!

Had heaps of trouble seating a used tire, even with a booster. Used your trick and got that sweet pop straight away. Thank you for saving my sanity.

This is a great tip, I will be trying it. I have a charging chamber and still have had trouble putting new tires on sometimes, how frustrating it is when that happens. Thanks!

This is amazing. No more wasting co2 cartridges. Worked perfectly! One thing I would recommend is to add sealant after the initial set it, less messy. Just get a syringe and inject sealant before reinstalling the valve.

THE SECRET is absolutely on the money. Unless your tire beads are somehow already miraculously setting up on the shelf near the outer rim edge, even with a powerful air compressor, they will be leaking air so badly that they will never balloon out and set the bead. I took a plastic bead tool similar to yours and just maneuvered one half of the bead (on one side only) and was able to get my compressor to pop out the tire. This was on a totally dry well used tire with no soapy water and no sealant at all, but yes a large compressor. I took it on and off the rim and it just would not set until I did this trick.

Thank you guys SO MUCH!!! I struggled for hours trying to seat my new Maxxis tire, did a bit of googling, came across this video, and got it first try!!! Wish I had known this before I started trying haha. Love the channel 👍✌️ :)

good stuff, even with a compressor this trick helps.

I had fought with a Racing Ralph that I had mounted last year. Used a charger pump, removed core. Tried a rim strap, 2 straps, inner tube trick, etc. Spent 2 hours, sealant everywhere. Finally found this video the next day and “Spang” - Done in 1! Thanks guys.

@litenantjv

3 жыл бұрын

i had the same problem with your same tyre i came up with the same idea of the video

I cannot thank you enough for this. I haven’t been as frustrated as I was in a looooooong time, but then your video turned my day around. A million thanks 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

you learn something everyday.... great video

awesome information! i already bought a charger to keep in my truck and i have a compressor in my garage.... but you never know...

i always come back to this video when i need to re-seat the bead on my tubeless tires. thank you guys!!!

I do this, I had messed around and tried it and it worked - good job sharing it will save a lot of people trouble.

5:28 is the kitty 😻 Thx for this tip! No joke, I was unsuccessfully trying to mount a set last night. I'll give this a go!

@willversiontwo1653

4 жыл бұрын

Ok, so I just mounted new tires, floor pump only using your method. Got it on the first try for front AND rear. Even got the tires to hold air with no sealant and no water/soap assist...and these are 10 yr old rims with new Conti Trail Kings. Thanks!

Step 1: be Macky level fit Step 2: do bead trick Step 3: pump so hard you are out of breath even though you are Macky level fit 🤣 I'll stick with my compressor. Local trail head has a great air supply. Just saw someone doing tubless in the parking lot last week, said it was easier than pulling out his compressor at home. A good reason to support your local trail society. The bike wash alone is worth my yearly pledge.

When I first read title I was like I am pretty good at changing tires but I watch every one of your videos so I still watched, never seen that trick seating the tire using a tire lever which is awesome and even though I use an air compressor if I am ever at the trail I am for sure remembering that!! Great video!

I actually already had an air compressor, but decided to try your trick out. and it worked like a charm, thanks so much! I realized after installing my front tire that it was on backwards, unfortunately, but I ended up getting more practice and doing this process 3x then! ;) I shared this on my Facebook page as I have a lot of cycling friends. Now I'll be able to save installation fees going forward and install new tubeless tires whenever I need them, thanks again!

First time I *tried* to inflate a tubeless tyre with a floor pump, I swear I could hear it mocking me... And, went and bought a charger. I figured, every set of wheels I'll be buying from hereon in will be tubeless, so, I'll need it anyway. I also have to say, the "pink pink pink" sound is the most satisfying sound of all time.....

@mattkavanaugh5623

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, of course, why not just get a charger pump. It's hardly bigger than a standard track pump and not much more expensive.

@richardhaselwood9478

5 жыл бұрын

@@mattkavanaugh5623 Agree completely. I just bought a separate charger, as my pump is fine, and the charger on its own is a fair bit cheaper, but if you were buying your first pump, I would recommend a combination unit.

@MaYbYl8eR

4 жыл бұрын

just get a compressor

@richardhaselwood9478

4 жыл бұрын

@@MaYbYl8eR not all of us have room for a compresor

@stevek8829

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardhaselwood9478 those little 'pancake' oilless compressors take little room and ought to be up to the limited job.

thank's for the share i just added my little tricks, i store all my tire with a cheap tube inside to spread the side walls and after i mount them conventionaly with a floor pump to, they seem to jump by them self on the bead ;-)

@Mr.P.Griffith

5 жыл бұрын

If you don't mind the extra weight then that's a certainly an idea.

@tintinlavigne5257

5 жыл бұрын

@@Mr.P.Griffith ? Extra weight in storage. I remove thé tube before mounting them 🤗

@We_Take_Those

4 жыл бұрын

This worked perfect with Syd and Macky’s method on the other side, I didn’t even need to remove the valve cores when pumping!

Great video, I was having trouble inflating a my tubeless tire WITH a 2Gal compressor before I found this. Using just a regular Joe Blow floor pump I was able to get this to work on the first try. A huge help, thanks!

Thank you! Tried all evening, failed, watched your video, tried again this morning - worked first time on a 29 and a 27.5!

Main issue is a new tyre and the easiest way with a really stubborn seat is to fit an inner tube and pump it up hard. Leave it a bit then release the air (overnight if possible to get it relaxed into shape). Let out the air and release the bead on one side only (Short side if it's an Asymmetric rim) remove the inner tube without breaking the seat on the one side. Then inflate with one side 100% still seated... not once have I ever seen this method fail. Also never add sealant until its seated (always dry seat a new tyre).. then let the air out again then add sealant through the Valve with the core out using a cheap syringe and reinflate. Also a top tip is some rims are shaped so make sure valve seal is the right shape and aligned correctly.

@corsomagenta

3 жыл бұрын

this is the correct answer. ALSO, you don't need a tire tool to seat the second bead. You can just do it with your fingers by "crimping" the tire and reaching through the loose sidewall to indirectly push the bead in with the tips of your fingers from the opposite side.

@bryanb6931

Жыл бұрын

Thats' the same way i do it, If you have the time to let the tire sit overnight with a tube in it @ max pressure, works every time flawlessly.

Bontrager and a few others make dual cylinder floor pumps that you charge up by filling with valve closed and release when ready. I know you mentioned something like this but I’ve done your way and I’m only lucky about half the time, but with my charger tubeless pump is spot on. When we getting some BC race video? Thanks for the great content and keep up the great stuff!!!!!!!!

@sydandmacky

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, we have a charger pump too, but didn't use it so we could prove that this works 😁 BCBR videos start dropping Friday but if you want to watch them early, we just posted day 1 on Patreon!

@eugenegutierrez5106

4 жыл бұрын

Bontrager pumps works well with my need. It has built in pressure gauge. I don’t have to worry about buying gauge pump. Little pricey but worth in the long run.

This tip worked GREAT!! Spent a couple hours yesterday putting a tube in and taking tube out in order to seat one side and still could not get the other side seated with air tank or Co2. Ended up saying screw it and put the tube back in last night. Saw your video and decided to give it a try. Took tube out and seated 1/2 of the unseated side with a tire iron and hit it with my floor pump. Wow! It pumped up to 40 psi and seated in 20 seconds. You are THE MAN!!!!

Just did this to the tubeless tires I had sitting in my basement for WAY too long. Worked like a DREAM ! ! ! Thanks SO VERY much !

I seem to be the only one having problems. How do you get the bead to sit on the rim? It keeps flipping back in or out for me.

Unbelievable, it actually worked when everything else didn't! Thank you!

Thanks guys for remaking the video. This one is much easier to understand the secret! I struggled with my first tire and got it right on after I turned on this video - while doing the tire fit!

This is MAGIC. Ive done so many tube less before but a new combination of rim and tyre just didn't want to work. After trying everythingfor 2 days I came across your video and your trick took me less than 5 min to inflate both tyres. Top man. Thanks.

This truly is the secret

I hung in there till the end just to make sure someone pet the kitty - thanks!

Seriously the best video I've seen on YT. Was ready to take my tire and wheel to the bike shop but this trick WORKED!!! Thank you so much!

The tip about removing the valve core did it for me. I was getting so frustrated, but with the valve core out I got mine seated without even using your secret. Thanks!

Aww, you fast forwarded past the "SNAP!" sound of the rest of the bead popping into place.

@sydandmacky

5 жыл бұрын

Actually didn't get a pop with this one, it just slid it's way on nice and smooth! But yeah, I love the pop too!

@feldybikes

5 жыл бұрын

I was wondering about this too and then maybe thinking the trick of putting the tire on the bead shelf already put it past the point of snapping. Of course, there’s the other half of the bead, but still.

@mattgies

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe putting the sealant in first lubricated the tire/rim interface enough to make the snap less pronounced? I always seat the tire first and then put the sealant in--less chance of mess.

@chaynech1

4 жыл бұрын

@@mattgies did mine the same way. Used a syringe with a homemade adapter. Might take a tad longer but no mess.

@MaYbYl8eR

4 жыл бұрын

the pop always scares the shit out of me i had a tire EXPLODE in between my legs at the bank atm one time maybe thats why

Lol. Just wrestled two tires on which took forever and ever. Then launch KZread just to find this video. Lol lol lol. And thanks. :)

This is amazing, thank you for sharing. Can't believe that no one else has posted something like this. Just tried it, and it worked first try.

worked like a charm first time, saved me another hour of messing about trying to get it to seat. thanks!

Bell makes a nice and cheap high volume floor pump at I believe 650cm³ and it's $15 on Amazon. Ever since I got that floor pump I have never had an issue seating a bead. Before that I used Phil kmetz modified garden sprayed method, before that I cursed and pumped wildly until I gave up and took it to work where I have a compressor or the bike gremlin decided to let me win for once 😅

@fractalofgod6324

4 жыл бұрын

You have a link at all please?

@Guineson

4 жыл бұрын

@@fractalofgod6324 Bell Air Attack 650 High Volume Bicycle Pump www.amazon.com/dp/B01LW0HAYJ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_IIVoDbX971PPJ

@Guineson

4 жыл бұрын

@@fractalofgod6324 kzread.info/dash/bejne/lKyCucuFga7ef9Y.html

what kinda training modality do you recommend to not be so winded/exhausted from using the floor pump? lol

@sydandmacky

5 жыл бұрын

😂🤣

@rollinrat4850

5 жыл бұрын

Haha! I just bought an inexpensive portable compressor for my truck and found a paint compressor cheap at a garage sale for my garage. Compressors come in handy for other things besides inflating tires as well! Ill just keep training my legs, lungs and heart.

I literally just set up my rear tire and followed your advice and it worked!!!! THANK YOU SID and MACKY!!!!

Thank you. This is GOLD. First time setting up tubeless. First tire took two tries, second tire worked the first time!

When I take the valve core out the pump doesn’t fit!

@sydandmacky

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, many pumps are designed that way. It will usually still work, but sometimes you have to have someone hold the pump onto the valve for you..

Was there a tutorial here somewhere? All I saw was the cat.

After trying for an hour to manually pump up my tire, I watched this video, and the secret worked! that pang sound of the tire bead seating was the sweetest sound. Thanks for making this video and sharing!

Brilliant - Worked 1st time on 1 tire and 2nd try on the second tire. That is success in my book! Thanks!

Wow. I had to come back to thank you for making this sooo easy! First time a “secret” on KZread lived up to the hype!

Seriously, what a frigging great tip. Just spent two hours messing around with trying to seat a tyre. Sat down, watched this and five mins later, tyre was seated. Thanks guys for posting. What a ripper of a tip.

Used this video yesterday as I was thinking of taking the wheel to the bike shop to get it done. Use of the tire lever to seat the tire worked great! And I did it correctly as the tires lost no pressure overnight-THANKS!😀

Lifesaver! First time changing tubeless tires on a gravel bike with 700x33 tires. I have a compressor and couldn’t get them mounted until I watched your video. Thanks so much for posting!

For the past few months every tyre I've changed has gone up with a regular pump no problem. Then last week I was helping my friend and had an absolute nightmare with a rear tyre... this tip saved the day again!

This tip worked well, it enabled me to get that initial volume of air into the tyre. Thanks for the great advice!

This is seriously the best tubeless install tutorial. Thank you so much! I have successfully installed many tires because of this 🙏

Such an excellent tip. I have a fully tubeless setup now and I did it all in my living room. Thanks souch for this!

This video is magic. Just swapped out tubeless tires for the first time in my life and this video made it so easy!

OMG!!! I have been trying to seat my tires for the last 4 hrs googleing videos and nothing until this one!! Thanks!!

Great job!!! I almost gave up inflating my new tubeless tire until I found this video. It was a success.. Thanks guys.

This video contains THE BEST tip. Maxxis Chronicle 29 x 3.0 re-installation was a nightmare. After numerous attempts and numerous sets of internet/youtube advice, found this video. Superb!

Like everyone else, I am grateful and happy to have your expert and thorough tutorial on seating tubeless tires. Many thanks!

Hands down there is no better advice, tip, tutorial, hack or time saver in the interwebs for tubeless. Syd & Mackie for knighthood. Thanks a million

Have to say I tried this on a set of road tubeless (Mavic Ksyrium UST rim/Mavic Yksion Pro UST tire) and it worked like a charm. I was able to seat most of the bead on the rim on both sides after a couple of tries. All it took was a few pumps with a floor pump until it "popped" to seat the rest. Thanks for the tip!

You guys rock. With no access to a compressor, and a failed CO2 attempt, your method totally did the trick. We will never be afraid of changing out tires again (like this time last minute for Nationals). Brilliant!!!!

Sunday @ 8:30am and this just saved me so I can ride this morning and not wait for shops to open at lunch or drive around to gas stations! Thanks for putting this video up!!!

Absolute gold! Got my first tubeless conversion done on both wheels first try...sound advice as I was going to purchase the Topeak joeblaster chamber thingy merjiggy and I had a cheap track pump paid £15 from Amazon. I'm so chuffed, thanks my friend you saved me money and gained another top tip

Brilliant! The SECRET actually works, first time even! Thank you very much as this one tip has saved me countless hours of frustration. Bless your hearts :)

I have been installing my own tubeless mountain bike tires for over 10 years. I purchased a gravel bike and could not get the new tires I bought to inflate WITH a compressor. This little tip did the trick! Thank you!!

You are a life saver. I have been trying get a tire to sit correctly for 3 hours until i found this video. Took me 2 minutes. Thanks for the content.

This worked so incredibly well. Super easy to do and I hardly had to do any pumping to get it to seat. Top class!

@boringuserhandle

4 жыл бұрын

A wee update. Have done this a couple of times with Maxxis tyres. Has been super easy. However, much trickier with a brand new Schwalbe Nobby Nic. When I was seating the second side, the first would pop off. Took a few goes, but basically all came down to patience! Still worked a treat once I worked out where I was going wrong.

Howdy. You saved my day!!!!! I have been putting on normal tires for years and years. Half a year ago I put on my first tubeless, and I had no problem what so ever, to get air in to it. And I thought what are they talking about, not being able to get air in to the tire? Today I was fitting my next tubeless and IT DID NOT WORK! Watched your video, and boom, it was on! Good job!

This worked very well. I normally used Co2 cartridges but this method is free. I used the tube first to get one side in and I only needed to get the tire seated with this method for about 25 cm around the valve to get the other side to pop in once the tube was out. Thank you.

I just set up a tubeless tire using Syd's taping video and this floor pump video - using the same tire BTW. Worked. DIY videos like this is part of why I support you guys on Patreon.

ou yeah guys, best advice ever..i was struggling with changing "tubefull" to tubeless(without compressor) and now, smile on my face and tube in my trash(actually in backpack). Thanks

Love you guys! 100% effective at the FIRST attempt! And in five minutes. You’re the greatest! Thanks a lot!

Just completed my first Tubless setup up thanks to this. Basically turning the lever into a zipper, brilliant!

Great hack! Thanks for sharing. I got both tires on properly first try with this method. Never mounted tubeless before in my life. The Minion DHF was less co-operative with the tire iron trick but it eventually came around.

Big help mate! I was getting frustrated following every video here in YT and getting nowhere, until I watched this! In 10 minutes, I got my tubeless tyre inflated. Thanks!

What a brilliant set of tips. Just changed my Maxxis Recons(three years old on the Ebike with E Mazza tyres from Vittiria. Had far more trouble taking the tyres off than refitting. Think the new tyres may have helped because they were tight on the rim. kept the valve cores in and it only required half a dozen pumps to seat and ping into place. Thanks again.

This was the key for me! I watched a ton of vids and this is the one that made the difference. Thanks! I’ll check out the newer version. Cheers.