Stans is awesome! (ok ok - my experience with other brands is non existent...) Bought a kit from Cyclelab @ R450 odd. Used my cheapie WTB non-UST tyres on WTB Speed Disc wheels and it worked like a charm! A few of my LBSs told me that it WOULD not work...and I should opt for a proper set of UST tyres which have stronger sidewalls. I even bought a Race King 2.2 UST (still in its box). Bit the bullet and did it myself... Got it right on my 1st attempt, after spending sometime on YouTube and getting the technique right. I did however have to inflate the wheels at my local BP filling station. 350km later on mixed terrain (Teak, Groenies, the MTN Bike Park and the Spruit) without ANY issues! Tons of thorns, but after pulling them out, Stans seals them up! The air loss is minimal and I can easily say its less than the loss I incurred using tubes (around 250km worth of tube use). As for the ride - I notice no major difference except being able to run a slightly lower pressure - around 1.5 to 1.8 bar. Others have experienced all sorts of improvements - other topics on tubeless conversions will confirm this. I have gone as low as 1.3 without realising it! Tubeless converstion on non-UST - I would do it over and over again!
