How To Fit Tubeless Tyres: Top Tips from a Pro Bike Mechanic

Your complete and essential guide to setting up tubeless tyres and wheels from taping the rims to injecting sealant

Presented by Jim from Jim The Bike Guy, a professional Cytech level 3 qualified bike mechanic specialising in servicing, upgrading and repairing all types of bikes from his bespoke workshop in West Berkshire. He specialises in high-end road, cyclocross and gravel bikes as well as cross-country race bikes. In his spare time he enjoys riding and racing all types of bikes to an enthusiastic standard.

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[naclassics]

You should also make an instructional video on how to make an instructional video. There is so much bad work out there that it is really refreshing to see such a quality piece of work. I rarely sit through a 30minute + video all the way, but this one was worth it. Thanks!.

[hazembata]

This man has a Ph.D. in bikes. Such a thorough and eloquent explanation. One of the absolute best tutorials I have seen. Thanks from Washington DC.

[eusticeracing]

Jim is by far the best Youtube racing mechanic I've seen He's deeply knowledgeable, explains clearly and has a fine sense of humor. I learned so much.

[GeorgiaPopplewell]

The gold standard among tubeless tyre tutorials!

[bandy]

Brilliant video again, you are the first person to mention double wrapping the tubeless tape, makes sense now.

[BladeRunner-tdbe]

It took until the end of the video for me to understand how tubeless tires work. The sealant stays liquid inside the tire "forever, " and if the tire is punctured, that sealant plugs the puncture. What a great invention!

[jonathanwilson]

This is so pleasant to listent to. Calm and educational. No hysterical editing or some dude screaming "Hello and welcome to my channel!" Lovely!

[craighudson]

I have been running tubeless on my road bikes for 6 years, but I still learned a lot from this video. Thanks Jim for all the tips. And thanks Dave for introducing Jim to a wider audience

[MarkusBeitzel]

The best tutorial on tubeless I came across recently. I stil feel that tubeless has its challenges and do hope industry will come up with some better "fitting" between rim and tyre as ultimately this is the main issue.

[AgeOfGarSkew]

This guy is awesome. Wish all tutorials on all topics were this thorough.

[Kingjay]

This made me realize that I really seemed to have cut some corners when I did this to my bike. Your instructions were way more detailed than other videos I'd seen

[JasonInMelbourne]

Re: valve cores - I've found methylated spirits are great for cleaning latex sealants spills, residue and clogged valve cores. Haven't had to replace a valve core yet, but I've pulled them out, cleaned them with metho and put them back in

[conteminimo]

Thank you! This is the definitive video about Tubeless installation.
No need to search for another one, as Jim said everything that can be said on the matter

[photooutdoor]

THIS was the best video about Tubeless Setup I‘ve ever seen!

[treyquattro]

the best video on dealing with tubeless tyres

[the_anonymous_muso]

I have never changed my own tyres/tubes before. I watched your video and all of your suggestions made me feel confident and… it all worked perfectly. Thank you! 🙏

[ALandMe-]

You've got a gift for teaching. Great video!

[cihanbozkir]

Thanks for the video. It's always a pleasure and convenience to watch bicycle videos from a British rather than an American for me . I'm happy that I can understand you without subtitles which is very unlikely with Americans. ♥️

[rosomak]

You go for your future. I will stick with the solutions which allow me to fix a pinch in 5-10 min alone on the side of the road on a dark rainy day.

[tomato]

Superb clear instructions that have convinced me to stick with clinchers and that tubeless is a massive scam ball ache with no meaningful advantages over what came before for the average cyclist.