07-21-2020, 04:17 AM
Good point LE! Actually, I read a while back where Alain had converted his to tubeless: http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=14000
Back in the old days before tubeless wire-spoked wheels, we used to replace the rim strip with a couple windings of duct tape. We put an o-ring on the metal valve stem on the inside of the rim. Then another o-ring on the outside with a cupped washer (from an old tube) on top, and finally the stem nut.
It turned a blowout into a slow(er) leak. If the tube tears, it starts wadding up and the imbalance becomes really violent, (like when you're washing 3 pairs of jeans and they all migrate to the same side on spin).
So it made me wonder about plugging a tire with a tube in it. I think, if the puncture doesn't tear the tube, and with the tire plugged and filled, there might be a good chance you can limp somewhere safe.
Back in the old days before tubeless wire-spoked wheels, we used to replace the rim strip with a couple windings of duct tape. We put an o-ring on the metal valve stem on the inside of the rim. Then another o-ring on the outside with a cupped washer (from an old tube) on top, and finally the stem nut.
It turned a blowout into a slow(er) leak. If the tube tears, it starts wadding up and the imbalance becomes really violent, (like when you're washing 3 pairs of jeans and they all migrate to the same side on spin).
So it made me wonder about plugging a tire with a tube in it. I think, if the puncture doesn't tear the tube, and with the tire plugged and filled, there might be a good chance you can limp somewhere safe.