Straight barbed connector sizes

[Beccy]

I've done a diy tubeless conversion on my poles and love it. So the pole hose now lives on the hose reel and I'm wanting a slimmer permanent connection to the microbore. I use 6mm microbore and standard yellow pole hose.

I got what I thought I needed, a straight barbed reducer, 6mm to 5mm but it's really leaky and can pull apart quite easily. I'd rather not have o rings or jubilee clips if possible.

I guess I bought the wrong size, will an extra mm on each side be enough to sort it? What does everyone ride use for their tubeless setups?

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[CHWS]

What did you use to make yours tubeless? I have barbed connectors on my pole hose to microbire and it doesn't leak , the odd time it would spray out a wee bit

 

[Beccy]

I used the diy method that a few people on here have posted about using a rectus 21 fitting.

For attaching the pole hose to reel hose I used a 6mm to 5mm straight barb connector and that's the problem. What size did you use?

 

[CHWS]

I actually just have my old push barb connectors on it still , I can't even remember the size but I remember putting then in boiling water to put them on and they've never came loose

 

[Beccy]

I'll maybe just go one size up and see if that works. /emoticons/smile.png

 

[Poles Apart]

There is a thread on DIY tubeless you only need a John Guest fitting it's easy.

 

[Beccy]

There is a thread on DIY tubeless you only need a John Guest fitting it's easy.

I've already done that, but I want a slimline and permanent connection between my microbore and the pole hose that now lives on the hose reel.

I've just ordered a barbed connector 1mm bigger than what I tried first. Fingers crossed it will be a better fit.