Thursday, June 7, 2007

TUBELESS

Here is a subject open for discussion.

The facts:
  1. Almost any rim and tire with a notubes rim strip.
  2. Some tires just don't work!
  3. It can be very messy to seat a tire the first time.
  4. I put 1400+ miles on a WTB epiwolf. It never had a flat. Mavic 717 with notubes rimstrip. Changed because tire was starting to come apart.
  5. I have never used the tube in my wife's pack, yet.
  6. The kit only cost $80.00.
  7. I have gotten a 1/4 inch cut to seal, no I did.
  8. My tire psi is still the same, some times 40 psi+, mostly around 35 psi to 38 psi.
  9. Rim I am using now Mavic 819 24 spoke. Tire, Maxxis Crossmark.
  • Have mounted and used tubeless
  • Hookworms on Mavic 717
  • Every Maxxis DHF on Mavic 717
  • WTB DNA (all) on Mavic 717, 823, 223... never tried a 117 but I am sure it will work.
It is up to you, you will are you want.
I do not ride with a tube, just a pump. If I need to get home I can always use weeds and grass to fill up the tire, more on that later.

RS