Less ghetto tubeless.

I did my bud & Lou in under an hour. 6oz of Stan's in each. I did tape the rims the night before and let them sit over night before I set the valves and put the Stan's in. Two wraps of three inch gorilla tape. No issue for three or four months now.
 
I did 2 layers of the insulating foam and 2 layers of the Gorilla tape and let them sit overnight with a tube at 15psi. The next day, I put in 8oz of Stans. The bead leaked a little, but sealed pretty quickly. I then went out for a 5-mile ride through the local cemetery to spread the sealant around the inside of the tire. It seemed to hold air, but I will let you know how it works tomorrow morning.
 
So I had a lot of air leaking from the bead from my fat tire. I took the tire off and re-taped the rim to ensure that I got the gorilla tape right up to the edge of the rim and "knock on wood," it seems to be holding really well.
 
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So I had a lot of air leaking from the bead from my fat tire. I took the tire off and re-taped the rim to ensure that I got the gorilla tape right up to the edge of the rim and "knock on wood," it seems to be holding really well.
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Do you think it's worth the effort overall?
 
Dave, I would have to say that I won't know until I get a flat. The process wasn't too hard and I did it to prevent the many pinches I have been getting lately. The hope is that it won't be too much of a pain if I happen to flat on the trail.

The weight savings is minimal, between the goo in my tires and the insulation and the gorilla tape.

I actually used this video as one of my references.
 
Changing flats are the same as it would be with a standard tubeless MTB wheel, you just need 12 C02s 😀

-Jim.
 
These wheels/tires are now tubeless. I utilized the video link provided above.

Rolling Daryl rims with Dillinger tires. One loop of Gorilla Tape. No foam or other filler. Used a tube to seat one side. Then removed tube and air it up to seal other bead. Surprisingly, no leaks. Then added sealant through the valve. On the second wheel, I added the sealant before seating the second bead and hoped for the best. Got lucky and it sealed.

Of course, I put the front tire on backwards and had to redo it. 🙄

This Fat bike is now tubeless!!!
 
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So, I documented tubeless-ing my rear wheel using the patented Vreeland Method. Here is the low-down:

Weight before tubeless:
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Insulation installation:
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And a coat of Gorilla Tape:
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Now the goal of making the bike tubeless was to reduce the amount of flat tires I get, but here is the 3oz of weight savings!!
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Overall, it has made me more confident that I can bomb rock gardens so that I don't get pinch flats. I had a rash of pinch flats before I did this and (knock on wood) no problems yet.
 
Not sure why you need the insulation, two rounds of 2.88" Gorilla and six ounces of stans was all I needed on my clowns shoes with 4.8"s, they have not had an issue since I converted six months ago.
 
I spoke with Jim, my fat bike guru, and he recommended the insulation. He said that it brings the bed up and creates a better seal. So far, so good. If he has experience, and it works, it works for me.
 
The foam is just an insurance policy to make sure everything stays good in there. The bead is super tight. I've been running tubeless for 3 years or so at this point and have done it other ways in the past. Some of those ways, like sans foam, resulted in DNFs at races like Single-Speed-A-Palooza after burping my tire and then not being able to get it re-sealed. I've not burped a tire since, even at 2 PSI during the winter. Or riding street or trials lines. It adds maybe 20 grams per wheel so it's not a big deal.

-Jim.
 
I have about 750 miles on my fatboy with Jims tubeless technique and have not had any issues ! Only refill stans is all
 
My turn to convert the new fat boy and going with Jim`s version.
 
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took a while but got lucky maybe, did everything except for the insulated foam and it has held air over night after riding around the block to get stans mixed in. a trail ride should prove it first. Thanks for the help!
 
The foam and gorilla tape method worked flawlessly on Marge Lite and Dillinger combination. I was able to pump tires w/o setting one side. Actually it was easier than installation of a regular tubeless tire on a tubeless rim.
 
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