Dunlop D908, in both cases. That tire has a very stiff sidewall, I was running on a flat the other day and did not even notice it. It is also quite hard to install/remove.

May be the poblems lie with this hard tire. Next time I intend to try with something else, may be a TrackMaster.

Thanks anyway.

 

Well we ended up only getting the front done, it took longer than I expected so the back will have to wait until another weekend. Went for a 55 mile ride today, 15 of pavement, 40 of gravel, had a blast, didn't notice any difference in handling with the tubliss in the front tire. Tire pressure did not budge, so it looks like I'm leak free (in spite of not installing on brand new tires as they prescribe).

Laid the bike down pretty hard on a forest road, bent the handlebars a bit (they straightened back out with a long piece of pipe), and bent the clutch just slightly (haven't done anything about that yet, but I think I can bend it back).

Also put some scratches in the plastic, so it no longer looks like a brand new bike...

 

And Bill, you realize that you can safely run lower pressures in the tire carcass now for better traction. If you use Slime, make sure it's tubeless Slime. I'm using Stan's mountainbike sealant on mine, but either will work.

 

Right now I don't have any slime in the tire. I picked up a bottle of the regular automotive slime from an auto parts store, but didn't use any yet. The bottle says it is good for autos, motorcycles, ATVs and bikes. Doesn't say anything about tube/tubeless, so I'm not sure if I got teh right stuff.

I figured I would wait a few days and see how well the pressure holds up before adding any.

Yesterday I was running about 20 PSI, but will experiment with going lower next time I'm going off pavement.

 

Welcome to the forum Bill. And TNC is correct on using Slime. The normal Slime is designed for inner tubes and the Slime should never see anything but rubber where running tubeless the stuff is introduced to differing materials like aluminum and steel.

Slime Pro Tubeless Bicycle Sealant - Repairing a flat tire? Slime Tire & Tube Sealant

And Stan's like TNC suggested works well and many Mountain Bikers use it. Cept me. I still run tubes in my Kenda Karma's.

 

Thanks, and thanks for that link!

 

A week later, my tire pressure is unchanged, so it is looking good! I think the trick to getting a good seal is to use lots of soapy water on the beads. We really soaked mine good.

Still need to do the rear tire, hopefully it will go as smoothly.

My lowering links arrived yesterday, plan to install them this weekend. Sure will be nice to be able to touch the ground with both feet at the same time...

 

Got the lowering links installed tonight, and also dropped the front forks up to the point where the started to touch the handlebars, which lowered them almost an inch.

I can almost flat-foot both feet now (heels touch the ground but there is no weight on them). It is very comfortable for putting one foot down.

It definitely softened up the suspension, but for my 5'7" 138 lbs, that is probably a good thing...