Originally Posted by
iwing88
BTW do you need special pump for tubeless tire?
im sure the hub will loosen up a bit. In my experience it is rare to be able to get a tubeless tire seated initially with a regular floor pump. Despite what many say, I have only been successful with one tire the gp5000. All others I’ve had to install the tire and find/use a compressor. I keep meaning to buy one but all our local shops let me use theirs.
I now own one of those Bontrager cannister pumps that basically store air and act like a mini compressor. As it pertains to seating a tire for the first time it’s worked once for me and not worked once for me. I don’t use soapy water when installing a tire but I have a feeling that if I did the pump would work better and the bead of the tire would slide into place.
long and short of it is you don’t need a special pump but it might help at times. Compressor is definitely best and pretty cheap at most hardware stores