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Just purchased new 15 x 48 spoke wire wheels from Moss and they are promoted as being tubeless. Anyone have good luck using them this way or just stick with tubes ?
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Anyone used new tubeless wire wheels from Moss ?
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WaltCasten
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I have new MWS tubeless 15 x 48 spoke wheels and am running them tubeless (sounds dirty) with Michelin XWX. They've been on for a little over two months and have held air perfectly so far.
If they're still good in a few months, I think I might convert my Triumph motorcycle rims to tubeless using a similar process with the butyl tape (I think it's butyl). I tour with that motorcycle and last outing got a puncture which caused a real headache. If it were tubeless, I could have just plugged it on the bike and been back on the road in 10-15 minutes.
If they're still good in a few months, I think I might convert my Triumph motorcycle rims to tubeless using a similar process with the butyl tape (I think it's butyl). I tour with that motorcycle and last outing got a puncture which caused a real headache. If it were tubeless, I could have just plugged it on the bike and been back on the road in 10-15 minutes.
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I'm running Michelin XAS on my BJ7. When i got them from Longstone Tyres, Michelin advised they needed tubes, even if mounted on a tubeless rim. Don't know if all tires are like that, but I like the extra insurance.
Bob_Spidell
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I too have the MWS wheels with Vredesteins on my BN2, sold and mounted by Tom Monaco (he's a Vredestein distributor). I haven't put a lot of miles on them, but they completely eliminated pretty severe scuttle shake. They seem to lose a little pressure over time, but I'm not sure if it's seepage or temp changes between drives. They appear to be well-constructed and have excellent powder coating.
FWIW, I've run both tubed and tubeless on my BJ8 for many years and, IMHO tubeless is the way to go. I've had flats with tubes caused by abrasion between the tube and the inside of the tire (yes, I used talc on the tubes). I can't imagine why anyone would recommend tubes with modern tires, but sometimes people just think "That's what we did in the '50s, so that's how it should be."
FWIW, I've run both tubed and tubeless on my BJ8 for many years and, IMHO tubeless is the way to go. I've had flats with tubes caused by abrasion between the tube and the inside of the tire (yes, I used talc on the tubes). I can't imagine why anyone would recommend tubes with modern tires, but sometimes people just think "That's what we did in the '50s, so that's how it should be."
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Thanks guys for the feedback ! Trying it without the tubes and will see how it goes. Feel guilty as haven't been on here in sometime but still have my 100M, just been busy with other stuff. Like the Healey, as we get older, 78, hesitant to take on too many new projects. But got the old girl accepted into this years Hilton Head Concours again after several years absence, so thought I would see how she does with painted rims versus the chrome ones I've been running with for the past 15 years.
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" I can't imagine why anyone would recommend tubes with modern tires, but sometimes people just think "That's what we did in the '50s, so that's how it should be."
Tires like the Michelin XAS are designed for vintage car suspensions using wire wheels. The tread profile of these tires is more rounded than flatter modern tire profiles for this reason. And, being built to original 1960s specifications, they do not have the Butyl rubber inner layer required to hold air pressure.
Some of us feel these tires perform better on Healeys than modern tread profiles and we are willing to use tubes (better left - right - left transition and steering feel when driving fast).
Tires like the Michelin XAS are designed for vintage car suspensions using wire wheels. The tread profile of these tires is more rounded than flatter modern tire profiles for this reason. And, being built to original 1960s specifications, they do not have the Butyl rubber inner layer required to hold air pressure.
Some of us feel these tires perform better on Healeys than modern tread profiles and we are willing to use tubes (better left - right - left transition and steering feel when driving fast).
