Hello and welcome to this video on How to Glue on Tubular Tyres.
Tubular Tires compared to clinchers are lighter and are referred to as the gold standard and are used by Pro's.
So why glue and not tape?
Well if you are prepared to put fifteen minutes a day in for a few days
then glue is definitely the preferred stronger method of application
So what are we going to need for this, well we have the equipment laid on the side.
We have some very fine sand paper, a brush, we have some protective gloves, and we also have some tub glue.
Some continental tub glue, some tubular tyres and we have got a pump, we have some alcohol wipes and we have got a wheel set.
So what are we waiting for lets Crack-On.
Step One, prepare the surface of the rim, remove any old tub glue.
If you have to use the edge of a screwdriver but be very careful.
Once you have prepared the rim wipe down with an alcohol wipe to remover any grease or dust.
If you are using brand new tyres we also need to sand these lightly to remove any latex.
If you are using an older tyre then a little bit more work will be involved.
Because you need to remove any old glue.
Step 2, If you are using an old tire then skip to step three.
If you have a new tyre, then what we now need to do is mount the tyre on the rim with no glue.
Then fully inflate to stretch the tyre, this then is left over night.
Step three, OK so we are now ready to start glueing.
First things first protect yourself because this can become very messy if not careful.
Rubber gloves and old clothes are a good idea.
The trick to this method is thin layers using the valve hole as a marker.
Thinly apply the glue on to the rim working all the way around.
Ensure it is even and to the edge, ensuring no glue goes on to the breaking surface.
Now with your tyre, we need to inflate it just enough so it starts to turn inside out.
Then use the exact same process as we did on the rim thin and even layer of glue just to the base tape.
No all we need to do is set these aside for twenty four hours to dry off.
Step four, after twenty four hours all we need to do is repeat the process on the rim and the tyre.
and again set this aside for a further twenty four hours.
We are going to repeat the process until we have at least three layers on.
I prefer to apply four to be safe, so if four layers are on then yes thats going to take four days.
Step five, we are finally here, after lots of preparation we are ready to fit the tire.
So all that we need to do is one final layer of glue to the rim and also the tyre.
Release some of the pressure in the tire making it easier to mount.
Place the rim with the valve hole facing you insert the valve pressing in and stretch it down over the rim.
In the same manner we did to stretch the tyre as you get to the last bit ensure you wipe off any excess glue which may have got onto the side walls of your rim.
All that is left to do now is inflate the tyre up to the desired psi ensuring the tyre is on and straight.
If not, deflate the tire and correct it then re-inflate, we are nearly there.
All that is left to do now, yes you have guessed it you leave it for a further twenty four hours before being able to ride on it.
Fantastic well we are finally here and they are all ready to be put back onto the bike and hopefully for many miles to come.
They really do offer a great ride and its worth the effort and hard work.
It is defiantly a little bit messy so I would recommend some old clothes.
and also some gloves to protect your hands, also some thinners to clean the brush each time as well.
If you do not have a wheel trueing stand which many people use then I have just used an old set of folks or for the rear wheel you could use an old frame.
If you are using a new frame make sure it is really protected because that glue gets everywhere.
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