What to do with my tubeless wheels
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I currently have a Giant TCR which came with Giant PR2 tubeless ready wheels running Tubeless Giant Gavia AC1 tyres. It's not been used for a bit and the sealant has leaked, it appears the tyre has unseated.
Ideally I'd like to just move to tubes and a clincher tyre (I'm a bit nervous about tubeless even though I've never had a problem) but the internet appears to have conflicting info to say either it's as simple as removing the valve and putting in a tube to other reports saying Giant only support a very limited number of clincher tyres to work with their tubeless ready rims.
I've been away from cycling for a while after getting to a point where I fell out of love with it after too many long distance triathlons and not enough life but I'm looking at training again now after a break so want to get this bike sorted. Whats the best option? Stick with tubeless or can I move to clinchers?
Ideally I'd like to just move to tubes and a clincher tyre (I'm a bit nervous about tubeless even though I've never had a problem) but the internet appears to have conflicting info to say either it's as simple as removing the valve and putting in a tube to other reports saying Giant only support a very limited number of clincher tyres to work with their tubeless ready rims.
I've been away from cycling for a while after getting to a point where I fell out of love with it after too many long distance triathlons and not enough life but I'm looking at training again now after a break so want to get this bike sorted. Whats the best option? Stick with tubeless or can I move to clinchers?
Are they the carbon rims, or the alloy ones?
As far as I am aware, the alloy are hooked rims and can be used with clincher tyres and tubes. The hookless rims need specific tyres, and are recommended to be ran tubeless only. You can chuck a tube in to get home if your in a pickle.
I found the giant tyres a pain in the arse to seat without a compressor.
As far as I am aware, the alloy are hooked rims and can be used with clincher tyres and tubes. The hookless rims need specific tyres, and are recommended to be ran tubeless only. You can chuck a tube in to get home if your in a pickle.
I found the giant tyres a pain in the arse to seat without a compressor.
Cheers, I've spent far too much of the morning trying to research it!
They're the alloy rim but on closer inspection and bending the tyre back they appear to be hookless. I could be wrong and it'll become apparent when I take the tyre completely off, get covered in sealant and try to sort it tomorrow! It appears that Giant have a select few tyre companies they've tested to confirm the tyres are OK to use with the wheels. I've got frustrated in trying to sort it and just ordered some more sealant, CO2 inflators and tubes for emergencies so I'll stick with this set up until I upgrade the wheels. I'll stick with what I have for now.
They're the alloy rim but on closer inspection and bending the tyre back they appear to be hookless. I could be wrong and it'll become apparent when I take the tyre completely off, get covered in sealant and try to sort it tomorrow! It appears that Giant have a select few tyre companies they've tested to confirm the tyres are OK to use with the wheels. I've got frustrated in trying to sort it and just ordered some more sealant, CO2 inflators and tubes for emergencies so I'll stick with this set up until I upgrade the wheels. I'll stick with what I have for now.
I have a Giant Toughroad SLR 1 with Giant S-X2 rims. They were tubeless but the rear one was a major PITA, always half flat in the morning. I replace the tubeless tyre with a Schwalbe one and a tube, it's a kevlar tyre and I have never had a puncture with it yet. The front is still tubeless but I will replace it with the same set up as the back when it wears out.
I found with the tubeless, if you got a puncture while out riding, it tended to take as long to seal up, as it would to repair/replace the tube. I prefer tubes now.
I found with the tubeless, if you got a puncture while out riding, it tended to take as long to seal up, as it would to repair/replace the tube. I prefer tubes now.
Master Bean said:
If they're aluminium then they're hooked. Remove tyre and valve. Clean off any sealant. Insert inner tube and normal tyre. Away you go.
What's with Giant stating only certain tyres can be used with the wheels then? It's been frustrating trying to work out what to do for the best.some bloke said:
I have a Giant Toughroad SLR 1 with Giant S-X2 rims. They were tubeless but the rear one was a major PITA, always half flat in the morning. I replace the tubeless tyre with a Schwalbe one and a tube, it's a kevlar tyre and I have never had a puncture with it yet. The front is still tubeless but I will replace it with the same set up as the back when it wears out.
I found with the tubeless, if you got a puncture while out riding, it tended to take as long to seal up, as it would to repair/replace the tube. I prefer tubes now.
I can see this being what I'll do as things need replacing. I've not had a bad experience with tubeless but I don't trust it. The paradox being the reason I haven't had a problem is probably because it's doing the job!I found with the tubeless, if you got a puncture while out riding, it tended to take as long to seal up, as it would to repair/replace the tube. I prefer tubes now.
sebdangerfield said:
I can see this being what I'll do as things need replacing. I've not had a bad experience with tubeless but I don't trust it. The paradox being the reason I haven't had a problem is probably because it's doing the job!
You're not alone with this crazy thinking, I can assure you. 
sebdangerfield said:
What's with Giant stating only certain tyres can be used with the wheels then? It's been frustrating trying to work out what to do for the best.
Giant do have a thorough testing process and they therefore set the bar high in terms of becoming “approved” or not, and many of the big brands’ tyres fail the testing. Whilst it doesn’t apply directly to your example, the link below outlines the process they use to test tyres for their hookless rims.https://static.giant-bicycles.com/Images/PageBuild...
Looking at things through a more pessimistic lens: Giant like selling you Giant (or CADEX) tyres and you’ll notice many of the approved tyres are indeed from Giant. In their defence though, they do adopt non-Giant tyres pretty quickly e.g. the GP5000S TR was added within a few weeks of release.
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