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Converting Bike's tube type tyre to tubeless using Gel

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  • Converting Bike's tube type tyre to tubeless using Gel

    Hi,
    The other day I visited the tyre store to get a new tyre for the car. During a casual chat the guy at the tyre shop told me about the gel which is used for converting Tubetype tyre running on spoke wheels to TUBELESS TYRES. He even told about some people who have been using it for their Royal Enfields, Yamahas, Fieros. How safe is it? I don't know if this has been posted here earlier. Help me out with this.

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    Re: Converting Bike's tube type tyre to tubeless using Gel

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    Well, I suppose its not worth the risk if a good company does not guarantee it.
    My suggestion is that if you want it badly and permanently, try to get spoke wheels from BMW bikes, which are for tubeless tyres.
    Might be expensive, but worth it for safety.

    Otherwise, a common gel is as good, as m-seal used for the same purpose. I don't recommend this gel.
    There is varied pressure outside and inside the tyre. This will force the gel outside, and while it may dry initially, no one knows when it can break and cause sudden deflation.


    In the end, even if you manage to do the conversion, the benefit won't be worth the risk and effort taken. Because tubeless tyres are only little beneficial to the actual ride.
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