Hi Armpump, remember my fav stealership threw my TPS away, I am using a new one. I would like to know how that happened though?
So our previous trip I tried to get the tubeless to work. In the week buildup to our ride I made sure the rubber is in place for probably 6 times. Tyre lever removing the tyre everytime, everytime it would leak again and every time I would find a possible culprit again. eventually I gave up and fitted a tube....but
I pinched the tube. Then I fitted my backup tube and that also pinched. So time was running out and I patched 9 holes that night...
On the trip the patches lasted 160km before one came off. fitted my backup tube and pinched it. Fortunately Philip saw what I was doing wrong and it was the end of pinching for the day, but the damage was done. Unfortunately though the patches held well to the next town and we also managed to stock up on plenty more patches, nice big ones, so we decided to continue with the major part of the trip, rather than calling it quits like we should have done.
THis was Van Zylsrus, so we continued via the Botswana border (1/2 was 2 spoor, 1/2 good road) to Askham/ Molopo lodge, about 200km and with the tyre suddenly going flat again as we pulled in to Molopo lodge. This was 6pm, we patched and on the return had 5 more flats in quick succession before just riding on the flat till the wire of the wheel came out. This was 11pm in the middle of nowhere. Philip gave me a lift for about 170km more before he ran out of petrol. 1am, 30km before Olifantshoek, little traffic and no one stops. so we called mommy to fetch me and bring petrol, got back, got the bakkie and trailer to fetch my bike, a very tiring all nighter. Still better than a day in office.
Thats my embarassing story explaining why I am not keen on troubleshooting the tubeless. I have become pretty proficient with tyre levers but that Wild is a lot tougher to work on than the previous E09, and I am over it.