My tubeless saga continues-

[rice rocket]

I know some people are seating tires dry to avoid a sealant shower if it blows off, but has anyone ever tried to lube the bead with sealant before inflating it?

Lube is 100% necessary when mounting a car tire, now that car tires are "the model" bicycles are following, can we assume the need exists for bicycle tires too?

[Indy]

Yeah. Been there early on in my tubeless journey. I have had a tire blow off a rim, but it was only at 60psi. I had a bruise to go along with the ringing. Also took a sealant bath., because the tire had previously seated and I had added sealant. There was also some damage to the hub from impact.

Just glad it wasn't worse.

Like riding clipless, you will screw up a couple times before the lessons sink in. I now double check the Rim and Tire Max PSI. Lesson learned. All part of the fun.

Good luck with the warranty.

[parallelfish]

Originally Posted by MikeD

Those are some weak assed rims if they can't handle 120 psi. I remember running 110 psi on 23c tires.

70 psi max for these rims, according to Boyd.

[.RJ]

Originally Posted by rice rocket

I know some people are seating tires dry to avoid a sealant shower if it blows off, but has anyone ever tried to lube the bead with sealant before inflating it?

Yes. Usually a bit of soapy water on the bead gets it done, but I think schwalbe sells - here it is - https://www.schwalbetires.com/access...mounting_fluid - a product just for this purpose.

For car tires you've got a much stiffer sidewall and carcass to deal with though.

[MikeD]

Originally Posted by parallelfish

70 psi max for these rims, according to Boyd.

I wonder how many miles they'll go before cracking and failing at the spoke holes?