Henry's Tubeless Tyre Hacks | Mountain Bike Set Up Tips

[@gmbntech]

Do you know any other tubeless hacks or bodges? Let us know! 🔧

[@jackhammer40k_]

GLITTER - probs not very environmentally friendly either, but pretty effective at clogging I reckon... and fabulous obvs. If the tyres don't snap onto the rim, I don't use soapy water but neat washing up liquid on the bead bed of the rim to let the beads slip into place. Also CO2 cartridges to have enough pressure to force the tyre onto the rim, if you don't have a compressor.

[@maxb7281]

Plumbers ptf tape works well for sealing troublesome valves

[@ashleyeaston3203]

Any tips for increasing the life of tubeless sealant or Henry's on recipe? As sealant is quite expensive and over 3 bikes it all adds up.

[@edrcozonoking]

For tyres that won't sit properly, I'll run them with tubes for a week then they sit effortlessly

[@BryantKHill]

If you have time and if bubbles are under the tape, placing a tube and tire on the rim helps. Over inflate and time helps eliminate all bubbles and sets the tape beautifully.

[@Geordo1960]

Continuing to enjoy Henry as the newest GMBN presenter with a wealth of expertise. Seems a pleasant, professional, and friendly young man. Keep up the good work Henry, your audience is ready to gobble up any teaching you can give us!

[@chrisko6439]

He seems to be as great an addition as Jon is for GCN.

[@Geordo1960]

@Chris Ko yes you are right. I’m an old man now I love it when these young guys teach me “the -know-it-all” new things! They are always keeping me interested in the sport!

[@insanebmxthomas]

As a 15yr bike enthusiast and mechanic i'm actually impressed with his expertise.

[@Damien-pg2oy]

I just put new Continental Trail Kings on my bike. They DID NOT just pop on like these ones. They sounded like a shotgun when the bead finally set! You guys make it look ever so easy!!

[@marchferlito]

i was talking to my local bike shop and they had a good tip, by putting the tube back in with air and tire for the night and helps really press the tape to the rim,before putting sealant in

[@damienr3086]

Thanks for the tip. makes perfect sense.

[@Nelneln8]

tires' popping sound is oddly satisfying

[@abc-eq9so]

It is, until you have to do it with Schwalbes Magic Mary and they sound like an AK round goes off :)

[@sheldon...]

Rather than worrying about the manufacturer logos, I place the tyre pressure information by the valve as I struggle to remember what pressures are allowed when there's multiple bikes & tyres - makes it easy to check and saves time hunting for it

[@T1g3rc1aw]

Same here. I think it's just the right thing to do.

[@niluje66]

That's... one of the most sensed thing I've heard! I genuinely never though of it.

[@stevetrojano1595]

I have never run a MTB tire at or really even close to the pressure listed on the sidewall.

[@niluje66]

@@stevetrojano1595 for MTB I'm with you, but when you have different bikes plus those of your family to take care of, I think it's a great idea

[@adrenalinemadness3340]

I just run 30 PSI and I’m good to go

[@krm83000]

Quite possibly the best video on the subject out there! Kudos to Henry, he's not only a great mechanic, but also an amazing teacher on top of that.

[@curtisleblanc3661]

Hey! I recently discovered the best and easiest way to install the tubeless tape (especially with rims that have a deep well in the middle). *We use Stan tape at our shop but this applies to any tubeless tape really. Start the tape as per usual by smoothing the tape from edge to edge for one or two spoke holes... Then, pull tape over the rim with considerable tension only focusing on keeping the tape straight... when all the spoke holes are cover and overlapping the valve hole cut the tape and press down the end portion (don't worry about the tape filling in the middle of the rim at all). Install and inflate the tire to roughly 40-50 psi and let it sit for 5 minutes. Remove the tire and you will find a perfectly installed tubeless tape setup :O The air pressure forces the tape into the middle of the rim perfectly!

[@Synthwave89]

I'm just curious, where does the air in the deep well go? Or are you supposed to press the tape down to the well on the first pass anyway? I have AT550 rims and I am so confused about installing tape on them 😔

[@corbycobb2449]

heat up the pick or use a soldering iron for the hole. In my expererince, some tapes start to fray or split after being cut or punctured. Melting it stops the sharp edges the start splitting.

[@villimagg]

Jesus Bob! These are probably the best technerd maintenance videos the internet has to offer. I thought I knew everything there is to know about tubeless setup before this. Keep it coming! 👍

[@joshneol7003]

I spent 1 and a half hours trying to get a bontrager se5 onto my rear wheel and I'm pretty sure that it classifies as a full arm and body workout

[@NotTheLarryDavid]

josh neol same. I stopped counting how many times I had to pump the Topeak pressure canister and open it up again and again to seat the tire bead.

[@Skracken]

@@NotTheLarryDavid If you have trouble to pop the bead, try adding another layer of rim tape

[@th_js]

Same with my DT M1900 and Conti Der Baron... Definitely counts as a workout.

[@jarhu86]

@@NotTheLarryDavid I hope if you used the pressure booster that you did it without the valve core. What I found on my first try that if I tried to seat the tire it would not work out. Until I noticed that (obviously) core is hindering air flow. After remembering to boost without core I was able to seat the fire always on first try... Felt myself quite an air head after figuring that one out.

[@NotTheLarryDavid]

jarhu86 yep, always with the core off but it took several tries and lots of soapy water. It was my first time though.

[@pierrebroccoli.9396]

Very thorough there Henry. I tend to leave the tyres inflated at maximum PSI overnight before riding to ensure they grow to proper size. Then the next day, let out air to riding PSI and good to go. Interesting on the Ground Black Pepper :D Upper body workouts - need to be doing more of that for rowdy riding. Good upper body workouts on a regular basis as well as lower and then every day, good stretching sessions which really help with injuries in preventing muscle/ligament issues - especially for seasoned riders (cough - mid age and above like me - cough). :)

[@marcthebrush]

I like the calm and clean way Henry explains the things, unlike Doddy who seems to be in a hurry all the time. Nevertheless I learn a lot from you guys, keep it going.

[@nigeljohnson8022]

Black pepper in the sealent, as they say "Every day is a learning day" maybe some salt, or perhaps some grated feta? You could go fully cheese related by using cheese grips !!! Nice one Henry loving the hack videos.

[@xxMissSummerxx1]

King Henry's Hacks ..he absolutely killed it 👍😁

[@edrcozonoking]

The reason that you lineup the valves with the logo comes from tour mechanics since tubs come from the factory like that, and when they do clinchers for training it helps them find the valve area quickly.

[@GazzaView123]

If I'm struggling with seating a tyre when using my track pump, I use my 'ghetto' pressure inflator that I made out of an old 1kg fire extinguisher. Charge it up to around150psi with the track pump, push the hose over the tyre valve (having first removed the core) then squeeze the trigger. A few satisfying 'pops' as the tyre seats & job jobbed!

[@rupedog]

Loving the black pepper tip...run tubeless for for years, never thought to add that. Another great vid by The Prof!

[@alexdoner3641]

I myself fairly new to the tubeless tire setup this video was really informative and helped me understand some of the things that I was messing up on far as sealing my tire but I realized now as long as I keep the tape Straight.

[@polishguywithhardtospellna8227]

9:45 I use tyre lever to protect thumb from valve biting in(tyre lever always present on the trail, pliers NOT), press hard through tyre lever and then tighten the nut as much as I can. This way, I can dissasemble on the trail to put in a tube. If you use pliers, you might be walking home with a working tube on the bike....but not in the wheel where you need it after that tyre cut. The only risk I run then is if it's wet-I might not be able to unscrew the nut as well. Cheap small, foldable, round shape pliers from aliexpress are the solution of this. On long mountain rides I take "standard" foldable pliers just cause I alredy had them before tubeless.

[@Jeff-fx7bh]

Cameraman has a bit too much light exposure, Henry looks like a ghost.

[@olamarvin]

British summers mate. Hope he's getting his vitamin D.

[@Jeff-fx7bh]

@@olamarvin 39 c the other day, pretty much Africa mate

[@unzulaessig]

@@olamarvin british summer =)=)

[@josiahgolding7826]

Chav Le J'ai wow in Australia that is the average summers day in Australia

[@Jeff-fx7bh]

@@josiahgolding7826 99% of your country is basically desert to be fair

[@brunoteixeira7370]

Henry gives us excelent tips specialy the pepper and the door frame, I was never even close to think of something like that. I find really nice to learn those tricks from someone who worked in professional teams. Thanks a lot and keep on the good work

[@andrewmapes9960]

Nailed it. Most entertaining tubeless tutorial I’ve seen. The black pepper particularly appealed to my culinary interests. Let’s crack some pepper shall we?!

[@SoDiezl350]

Henry and Doddy are the best. One of the few channels where I learn something new in every video. It's so well done even my gf loves watching you guys with me. I learned my lesson with gorilla tape a while ago, but I'll have to try out the ground pepper trick next time.

[@bard1746]

I successfully set up my 1st set of tubeless tires, Conti Trail Kings. Great video, thanks for the tips!

[@twowheelsforlife]

Using door frame to seat tough tire is brilliant!

[@insanebmxthomas]

Henry is really freaking good with his technical skills/insight. I was a bike mech in Holland and even i learned something.

[@josephmelcher1312]

An old hack to trying to get a tube to seal, tie a rope around the tire and insert a dowel and twist the dowel until the bead pulls in to the rim and inflate. This was a trick for mounting car tires to the rim. This should work for the bike as well. Great video, I enjoyed your tips for going tubeless. The funny thing is all the reasons you give for going tubeless on your bike are the reasons car tires went tubeless.

[@neilbower123]

Def go going to try the black pepper. Great tips. Wish me luck. Cheers

[@tychoMX]

This was great. Now I need video demonstration of the bead-seating process using a door... with a fat bike tire :)

[@ThugZ3r0]

Henry does his job amazing! All last vids a great! Thank you, GMBN!

[@coldaleonthefrontporch6748]

I saw this video some time ago, but always remembered the electrical tape first option and have been using it with great results. Never seen anyone else do it. I have always had great results with Gorilla (of my dreams) tape that I prefer over rim tape.

[@vladgluhov2399]

So many useful tips in one video

[@WillOstrick]

Henry explains and speaks the task incredible well, mixed with the great production. You guys are going to be the number 1 MTB tech channel quickly.. love your work, and keep the videos coming :)

[@alainpfammatter8224]

Peppering the milk 😳. I have learned something.

[@theejoeylee]

"Country gravy"

[@sacha2711]

i'm thinking some dried rosemary would be a good addition to the pepper, long skinny leaves to increase the variety of sealing particle shapes. maybe a little thyme too..

[@wordreet]

As an ex pro car and commercial tyre fitter, this is most understandable and therefore best explanation I've seen so far! For my fat bike, I shall be using a tube to pre-seat one bead, after taping the rim. Then I'm going to re-inflate and re-seat the tire tubelessly, before adding the sealant through my Shrader tubeless valves. I shall also use a light smear of sealant around the valve gaskets AND on the tyre beads with a small paint brush.

[@StephenHartleyBrundrett]

You just know someone will use normal WD-40

[@insanebmxthomas]

i worked at a bike shop where, amongst other stupid stuff, they put wd-40 on the DISCS of mtbs that were being serviced or delivered. Not like, overspray or something, eagle eyed aim straight onto the caliper and disc. squeek squeek. I worked there for 2 months. Turns out they don't like being told how to do things.

[@nxy6123]

I normally pump up the tire before using any sealant, always worked fine for me, because you are doing that perfectly clean and when the tire is Set you can let all the air out (i wont Pop off) and put in the sealant now. I just like doing a clean Job.

[@john_john_john]

Just switched to tubeless, so I'm consuming every bit of tubeless info and tricks I can. I never thought I would actually season my tyres, though.

[@kevinbowe]

Great showHenry! Full of useful info. I seem plagued with tires that won't seat. Could you share some more tips on solving this frustrating problem? The 'door' trick is something I would like to see. It's hard to imagine. Cheers!

[@NZLKevin88]

1. Buy a cheap compressor, they cost about as much as a good pump. 2. fit the tire with a tube and leave it over night 3. fit the tire with a tube then let down and remove the tube but only let one side of the tire come off the bead seat. 4. soapy water on the tire bead

[@LightMonkeyHD]

Brilliant video. Struggled so much putting my Trail Kings on my new wheels. Next wheels I get I'll definitely watch this again.

[@_gummikko_]

Super big fan for Henry's hacks! We want more, we want more 👌💎

[@reprobate337]

Huh, I must have fitted dozens of tubeless tyres and though I knew all the tricks, but apparently not. Loving your work Henry

[@paulmills8213]

H!!!! What a fantastic addition to the gmbn team you are!! It's like the idiots guide to mountain bike maintenance. 😉 Slow and steady information with a bit of jesting in-between. You and doddy make a great team. Out of all the videos on KZbin it's nice to have some people on here who put things in simple to follow instructions. Keep up the tremendous work H. Be nice to see 1 million subscribers!! And you need to do an episode of B.I.K.E with the other presenters. 👍🤘😄

[@doriankelly101]

Love Henry and the tech/shop component he's brought to this channel.

[@samklem7639]

With ethirteen rims and tires put together the logo placement is especially important because the two logo match up together perfectly.

[@geoffcornelius2192]

enjoyed the video, i learned a lot, how ever there is not enough light on where you are actually working :)

[@michaelprucka5935]

Henry - how about a quick video on how this door frame trick works?

[@bluestraycat]

Yay! Another Henry's Hacks video! can't wait to watch

[@claymore10001]

Brilliant...great presentation....know your audience...thanks

[@neildaniel8232]

The whole logo thing stemmed from being able to easily find punctures after you've removed the tube to repair it. If you still had a thorn stuck in the tyre it would just re-puncture the patch! By having the tyre and tube aligned you could lay the tube on top of the wheel and quickly locate the site of the puncture and check for anything still left in there. Saves frustration on a ride but saved valuable time during races. Now we have reliable tubeless it doesn't matter except for cosmetic reasons.

[@LeoUfimtsev]

Thank you. Would also love a vid on how to deal with post setup leaky tubless setups.

[@basicwrc]

Henry is the man

[@eltutoracing]

You can also use coffee grinds and nylon rope cut up in 1/4' segments and loosen up in the sealant to help with bigger punctures

[@5492sparky]

Best vid I have seen regarding tubeless.

[@paddor]

Very calm voice and great explanations! I like 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Butterfly07949]

I would use a little blue thread-lock on the valve stem after it has been inserted through the wheel so that the locking nut doesn't work loose over time, especially if you ride off road. Plus this has the added benefit of further sealing the interface between the nut and the wheel rim. With the supplied rubber O ring this will give a superior seal!

[@timesup6386]

interface

[@danytheunicorn95]

just did the spongy pool noodle tyre insert hack, and it was a challenge but it worked perfectly, forgot to shake the sealant tho XD that explains a lot. Thank you as always for another useful video. happy trails:)

[@corvus400]

Awesome tips, thank you!

[@stevenmaxwell8737]

Thank you, you did a great job explaining the process.

[@alistairprice3292]

Brilliant my friend and many thanks I learned heaps 🚵🏻‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴🏻

[@sticksman7819]

Great video and explanation and when I come to do this transition it's a job I'm looking quite forward to do.I remember from Doddys video I'm sure he done a test of inflating the tyre before adding the sealant and using the soapy water making sure the air was holding.again great video and enjoying the content.keep up the good work.👍🏻

[@Petrolhead912]

Best tubeless set up vid yet! Except for the lighting 🙄

[@N8MRN]

I had to meticulously pull the edge of the bead back to the edge of the rim as i went around to seat the bead on a plus tire. It would always creep to the center. I might try the doorjamb trick next time. And the Black Pepper! How about Cayenne Flakes? 😜 Why is it spicy?!

[@area4race]

I think you should just grate up some old tires, what will be better then rubber

[@MarcGXE95]

Warm up the tape a bit, helps in shaping the rim profile!

[@ALTHEGREAT101]

can't beat that!

[@dannybrownno1]

Good video guys! Dome taper valves are the best ive found nd I always take the valve out now especially for road bike tubeless

[@richardhaselwood9478]

I'm giggling at the thought of the look on my wife's face if I disappeared into the garage with the pepper grinder.....

[@richardhaselwood9478]

@Propaganda Blitz , you're a bad person..... I approve :)

[@tychoMX]

@@richardhaselwood9478 Imagine the look when you return the grater full of styrofoam bits. No spaghetti dinner for you!

[@sticksman7819]

Then coming out with the cheese grater all red faced huffing and puffing with sealant dripping from your chin.

[@richardhaselwood9478]

@@sticksman7819 Sooooooo, looking like you blew a seal????? :)

[@lachlanstamenkovic2770]

This blokes a legend. Can’t wait to see more. 🤙🏼

[@alexramirez118]

Very insightful video. For the pepper, can you use glitter?

[@dslashdoodlezz]

great video, im a bit disapointed with conti race king cause its more like a swiss cheese, little holes everywhere but the sealent cant stop it, the mountain king and cross king doing realy good

[@J0nny61]

Great video and may make me go tubeless. Thanks

[@johnreese3762]

Great info/video, thanks!!! 🏆

[@partyboy007tiger]

Love Henry's OCD with the logos. Great new presenter. Very surprised he didn't have a brew all the way through.

[@anthonynicol6163]

If only I knew about the pepper or packaging trick - could have saved me hours of frustration.

[@hootsmonhaggis5630]

I would pay money for Henry to read me a bed time story!!

[@rusterkat1188]

Very well done! Thanks!

[@RocketMagnetUK]

Fitting a stubborn really tight tyre.. open it out put it somewhere nice and warm (by a radiator) you can even put an innertube in there and pump it up a bit to get it a bit more relaxed.. makes it much easier IME. In the video the tyre fitted was really baggy but you can work slack around by hand to fit really tight fitting tyres. I personally dry fit my tyres then seat, let the air out and add sealant via a syringe through the valve with the core removed.. then pump up as normal as your not seating the bead. No chance of any mess.. Really hard to seat tyres: pump it up hard with an innertube in, leave it for an hour + or overnight, break only one side of the bead and carefully remove the tube without breaking the other side of the bead. Carefully refit tyre without breaking the bead on the other side this means you've already got one side seated and therefore it's significantly easier to seat as one side is already sealed. This has always worked for me when tyres wont seat "normally" especially on Asymmetric rims. Great Video - never considered using pepper as a particulate in the solution.

[@stephenwetmore3747]

Very good, thank you.

[@mikecollings2808]

You didn't mention using the inner tube method to pop the tyre onto the bead.....it seems the only way I can get it to work!!!!

[@MrPilberg]

Another AMSR video. Good grief, Henry is ace. Ever thought about relaxation audiobooks??

[@matthewkramer8613]

Seems some tires just refuse to go on without a compressor. Have not not run Conti on my MTB yet but maybe its worth a go. Maybe it has to do with the shaping of the tire when it is new and an how much volume the tire has. I had a heck of a time mounting an Ikon 2.0. Rekon 2.25 went on with much less effort, but still used pump compression chamber. Nice tip on the sealant spice. I think you could add the pepper before popping the tire on and then inject sealant via the valve core. I think an overlooked tip is to avoid using tools to mount the tire. This helps keep the rim bead uniform for a tight seal when it is time for air.

[@corlissbranden]

Where was this a month ago!!! Awesome info going into the future. Cheers!

[@thomaslin1206]

1) The alcohol will remove gaffer tape residue. 2) You can put in the black pepper into a dry tire then inject the sealant through the valve: less mess.

[@adrenalinemadness3340]

16:13 you can put glitter instead of black pepper

[@mrkd283]

I use glitter it works very well. I also pick off all the sealant bogies and put them in to.

[@ultiss]

but glitter is pretty much a bunch of tiny plastic pieces and hazardous to all kind of living things

[@stephenlord599]

ultiss black pepper is pretty bad as well for most animals. We use it sparingly but a small animal is not going to have a pleasant time if they eat some.

[@Dude-Smellmyhelmet]

Vermiculite works best

[@Dude-Smellmyhelmet]

@@stephenlord599 Black pepper repels many animals and insects. It's not poisonous or harmful like plastics and dyes. Lol

[@ltrtg13]

Fellow KZbinrs Syd and Macky did a video on how they seal a tubeless tyre without using a booster or booster pump. Can Henry do the Mega-avalanche next year?

[@sweeball]

Thank you Henry

[@the_spanner_ch7mp]

Great tips and hacks about tubeless tyre set up Henry Nice work Henry and #GMBNTech

[@petoulachi]

Great video Henry, as always ! But what's your problem with French cuisine seriously :D

[@thompsy2k6]

Y'all need to turn up the budget on this fella, dude looks like he is working in a dungeon. Lights dim, spot lights too harsh, c'mon guys... be a team :) Love you

[@EvidenceofaFabulousLife]

Hi Henry, all interesting. When tubeless first came to motorcycle competition we used to carry a product that helped you seal the tyre to the rim, even if you didn't have a high volume pump to hand. It was a latex tube inside a textile outer that was made to fit externally to the outer circumference of the tyre. When you inflated it by hand it would apply even external pressure to the tyre from the centre, allowing you to form a rim seal, you could then inflate the main tyre slowly, letting air out of the external tube as you went. Have you come across anything like that for MTB for trail side with a low volume pump? Thanks and keep it up!

[@edrcozonoking]

I do overlap the valve area but going around it 2 1/2 times is overkill.

[@markairey1986]

You should watch again then, the rim tape is wrapped round 1.5 times! (once right round overlapping the valve by .25 each side)

[@hannesnilsstrom2613]

what works for me is: homemade sealant cheap and effective! 50/50 mix of pva wood glue and coolant+pepper! 2 layers of Gorilla tape, really pushing it down as I go around, overlapping the valve, then as I put the valve in I cut a square piece of innertube and tread it over the valve and this works every time! For stubborn tyres I use soapy water to pop the bead on!

[@gavindean]

Brilliant Henry's the man

[@zunasawada617]

What's with the lighting here?

[@NZLKevin88]

Why not put the pepper in the dry tire, then fit get the tire on the bead, then put in the sealant?

[@olegpetelevitch4443]

Mucc off or Stans rim tape the best !

[@davidcaush5036]

Excellent clear instruction. I’m curious to know if you can use the same methods on Gravel/Commuter tubeless tyres? I have 32 mm width rims, would you still use electrical tape under the rim tape?