Getting old sucks, might as well have a nice bike
Mounting tires, especially road tubeless tires like the Continental GP5000 TL, can be a massive challenge even with tools. But, what if you don’t want to use tire levers or a jack to get a troublesome tire on the rim? This is a quick tip outlining something that I’ve found to work really well for those stubborn tires.…
Following up on one the suggested solutions to my earlier road tubeless puncture issue. I tried out the Rema Tip Top patches and glue. Thanks to everyone who commented with a suggestion around how to fix the tire.…
Less than a month in, got a puncture. Sealant worked in the field, isn’t providing a long term fix. Annoying that I’ll probably have to write off such a new tire, for what isn’t that large of a hole, but it’s hard to argue with the massive convenience of tubeless even though it’s an all-the-eggs-in-one-basket solution.…
After a recent puncture that it was worth trying out the technology with the new Continental GP5000 TL on my Reynolds AERO 65 DB wheels. I am skeptical of the value that tubeless provides on a road setup, but I realized that I was dismissing this more out of ignorance than knowledge.…