wapad Posted March 3, 2011 Share Has anyone done a conversion on the giant 29er stock wheels using only tape and a valve, planning on using spez fastraks or geax saguaro's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaderZA Posted March 3, 2011 Share Has anyone done a conversion on the giant 29er stock wheels using only tape and a valve, planning on using spez fastraks or geax saguaro's Yes, works great. I am currently running a Conti race king on the back and a Conti mountain king on the front. Battled to get them to seat with a compressor but a bomb worked fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlinkFan Posted March 3, 2011 Share Has anyone done a conversion on the giant 29er stock wheels using only tape and a valve, planning on using spez fastraks or geax saguaro's I have done it using WTB Wolverine's front and back with Stans. Had no problems getting them to inflate and hold air. Only needed a footpump to inflate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapad Posted March 3, 2011 Share I have done it using WTB Wolverine's front and back with Stans. Had no problems getting them to inflate and hold air. Only needed a footpump to inflate. So Just to confirm only rim tape and a valve with stans no rubber rim strips? that can save a few hundred bucks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlinkFan Posted March 3, 2011 Share So Just to confirm only rim tape and a valve with stans no rubber rim strips? that can save a few hundred bucks... No sorry, I used the Stans Rubber strips with the built in valve. But I kept the stock green rim strips. Good luck. Think CWC have good prices in the 29er Stans rubber strips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Fuel Posted March 3, 2011 Share I have some rim strips if you need. Put them on then took them off. R50 for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted March 3, 2011 Share Got the Bat-Seal kit for my Giant wheels. No hassles getting it to work with the Croosmarks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggone Posted March 3, 2011 Share Ran Conti Mountain King and Race King combination with rim tape and Stans . Battled to seat with compressor but a bomb sorted it out no problem. Learnt later that it will seat well with compressor if you remove the valve core then replace after tyre is seated. Wrote off the race king last week ( running pressure too low and damaged the tyre bead, now running a Hutchinson on front. I have found that I need to keep tyre pressure slightly higher on 29 " than 26" wheels . Running 2.1 bar. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnobbyMech Posted March 3, 2011 Share I used the Bontrager (?) yellow rip tape and a tubeless valve. No sweat. Obviously UST tyres will work easier than say the Fast Track or Bontrager tubeless ready tyres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted March 3, 2011 Share I've done the conversion on my Giant Anthem 29er - used the Joe's kit, including the rubber rim strips (over the original green one) with the built in valve. I've got Crossmarks and had to use a bomb to seat the tyre the first time (with the valve core removed and LOTS of soapy water). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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