Don't you need a little grace for production irregularities?soullad wrote:How long before some nice resourceful soul produces some nice shanked turned 12mm nuts to take up the space?
Tubeless rims in the UK?
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dansuper wrote:Hmmmmmmm... I'd be a little surprised if this issue wasn't considered during the design phase, but you never know. Haven't taken a rim off a car in a while, although pretty sure the rim was centralised when doing up the nut, rather than the wheel sitting perfectly centered on the hub with nuts just holding it in place.
But... I'm certainly no expert and would be interested to know what one thinks.
a car wheels centre hole locates on the hub in the same way as this disc does on the hub
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i got tyres(schwalbe weatherman 3.50-10) fitted on mine today at a local motorcyle centre and they marked the rims quite badly 
(they have fitted tyres on tubeless scootrs ones a few times for me before and never been a problem) said they were a real c***t and wouldn't do them again.
they were that pissed off about it they didn't want to charge me.
anyone know where i can get mat black touch up
(they have fitted tyres on tubeless scootrs ones a few times for me before and never been a problem) said they were a real c***t and wouldn't do them again.they were that pissed off about it they didn't want to charge me.
anyone know where i can get mat black touch up
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lol, i think i might wait a bit then in that case, i want some gold plated unless
i send them off to AF to put the tyres on for me as i dont want to scratch
them but i will be well pi$$ed if they scratch the plating
i send them off to AF to put the tyres on for me as i dont want to scratch
them but i will be well pi$$ed if they scratch the plating
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I had the same problem in Belfast with 2 bike shops refusing to do my scootRS tubeless. Even when they were were done, they got marked and bent. This reason more than any other makes me more than reluctant to go tubeless again. I don't know why, but I thought the new tubeless were an easier fit for tubeless.
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The matt black ones look the nuts !
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As we all know the Swalbe tyres are also a lot firmer on the walls so maybe something like S1's would go on easier? As for touch up buy as small aerosol ,spray into lid wait till starts to dry slightly then paint on or buy a tin of Humbrol model paint.
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Might sound stupid, but would it help to warm the tyres somehow before fitting, to soften them slightly. Not Gas Mark 10 or anything like that 
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a lad had a swalby collaspe on a new af rim today dont know whats to blame yet though...