Hi there.
I purchased Heidenau K65 tyres front and rear. 100/90-19 and 140/90-15.
I realize the tyres have ridges inside, which can grind the tubes causing a puncture.
Should I seal the rims and go tubeless or should I install tubes?
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Hi there.
I purchased Heidenau K65 tyres front and rear. 100/90-19 and 140/90-15.
I realize the tyres have ridges inside, which can grind the tubes causing a puncture.
Should I seal the rims and go tubeless or should I install tubes?
Hi, the Heidenau K65 tubeless usually fit without any further work done to the original rims. At the moment I'm riding the second pair of them mounted without any issues.
Hi Northwood,
if you have wheels with spokes (like we have) you have to drive with tubes!!!
And dont worry - the ridges inside dont grind the tubes...:smilie_smoke_007:
Cheers Jan
Right, without tubes.
Hi
Just ask Heidenau directly at info@heidenautires.com
But I am with Jan. Never heard that tubes get damaged by the tires even if they are tubeless type.
Rgds Günther
Contradicting advises :D
Billi33, I can seal the rims, no problem.
Wesch, the tyres are TL type
https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rshop/Tyre...errad/D-M65003
It seems like I have the opportunity to go both ways.
Thank you all.
Quote: „... I can seal the rims...“
I do not know the legal situation in Denmark but here you can not drive wheels with spokes without tubing.
You can use tubeless tyres but you have to install tubes!
Greetings from Berlin
Anhang 24174 -> wheel with spokes: tubeless tyre with tube!
Anhang 24175 -> wheel without spokes: tubeless tyre without tube!
If it is legal for you and your bike is allowed in Denmark, you can do it here too!
That's not correct. "Normally" wheels with spokes need a tube but there are existing some special kind of tubeless spoke wheels, for example BMW for the newer generation.
For the Savage a tube is necessary. I think not only the sealing is a problem but also the form of the rim is different between tubetype and tubeless wheels. I would install a tube anyway.
I have also heard that some tubeless tyres are not useable for tubes because of a rougher inner surface of the tyre. But this could answer only the producer of the tyres.
Yogi, you are right about the BMW rims. But they are designed tubeless, the nipples are installed outside the rim.
@billi33. It appears illegal here too.
Actually I dont get it.
The difference between a TL and a TT rim is the bulge that keeps the TL tyre to the rim wall. As I understand, the concern is that a TL tyre on a TT rim could collaps in case of a puncture.
But the same thing could happen to a TT tyre on a TT rim if the tube loose air. What is the difference?
Great, I'm curious!