Thread: Tubes on Riveted wheels: Advice please

It will be fine Nigel. Tubes have been used on these rims for ages. No liner required.

if in doubt, wire flay them and paint them, let it dry and then dust everything with talcum powder before you assemble the tyre and tube

I've never had any problems with riveted rims, the ribs inside a tubeless tyre are more of a concern, especially with the thin tubes they sell these days. .W.

Originally Posted by B.S.F.

I've never had any problems with riveted rims, the ribs inside a tubeless tyre are more of a concern, especially with the thin tubes they sell these days. .W.

I was going to say - hunt down some decent tubes (bridgestone/Michelin) rather than the Taiwanese condoms most places want to flog you.


Martyn

Good D1 rims are quite cheap now, so wouldn't it be simpler (and better) to just buy a set and run tubeless tyres ?

Thank you gentlemen.
I bought B'stone M857s because they have steel in the side walls. The problem is sourcing decent tubes. It seems B'stone and Michelin do not now make TR13 or 15 tubes any longer which means I'm running old Mich tubes from my previous sets of tyres. I'm wanting to make their life as comfortable as possible.

So, it looks like a good polish, paint and powder job coming up!

On the Veterans we run rust bands on over the rivets/screws/spoke nuts/whatever other fixing has been used to hold the rims to the wheels.

Never had a drama with a tyre when using a rust band, I wouldn't run tubed a 4WD tyre without one either, but I am a big fan of cheap insurance.

Thank you Will.
I'm familiar with the liners used in bike wheels, but not in car wheels.
Are there different types and where would I source them?