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Less swearing: The practical tubeless helpers

More grip, less risk of punctures, less weight: these are the advantages of tubeless. And riding without a tube also has disadvantages: Installation is fiddly and sometimes even messy. But there are new products that aim to make tubeless handling easier.

With "Rideair", pump specialist SKS presents a refillable cartridge for on the go. The mission: to inflate the tire in seconds without any effort. According to SKS, the sudden release of air can inflate almost any tubeless tire. Then it makes a loud plop and the tire sits firmly in the rim.

The cartridge can be filled with up to 16 bar and has a volume of 600 ml. This is by no means enough for fat bike tires, but it should certainly be enough for "normal" mountain bike tires. And when the air dispenser has served its purpose: It can be refilled with a floor pump. The refill cartridge is not exactly handy, but it fits in the bottle cage - or in your rucksack.
www.sks-germany.com

The solution from Schwalbe

For safe and easy mounting without a compressor, Schwalbe is launching the "Tire Booster" on the market, which was developed in cooperation with the British start-up company Airshot. It allows up to eleven bar of pressure to be instantly applied to the tire. "This means the tire immediately sits securely on the rim and seals evenly everywhere," says Peter Krischio from Schwalbe.

If you need an even greater air flow, you can also use a special adapter. To do this, the valve insert is removed and the adapter is screwed directly onto the valve stem - thus maximizing the air flow.And this is how it works: Connect the Tire Booster to a conventional floor pump via the SV valve on the Tire Booster, inflate the bottle and then operate the quick-release valve. The air is immediately distributed evenly and the tire sits firmly on the rim - usually with the typical loud cracking sound, promises Schwalbe.ww.schwalbe.com


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