Gary57 Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 Hi guys I am looking to purchase a Scott 940 and the LBS says if I want to go tubeless I will need to purchase new tyres, how ever I have received a quote for the bike from a Local online store and the salesman is offering it with a tubeless on the current tyres. Are these tyres fine to be converted to tubeless?
Azonic Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 ...95% of whatever tyre you have will work tubeless. Depending on your rim strips you might not even need a special rimstrip.
Mojoman Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 Mine say 'Evo Tubless Ready' so I am sure they are.
SwissVan Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 (edited) On 10/17/2012 at 12:20 PM, Gary57 said: Hi guys I am looking to purchase a Scott 940 and the LBS says if I want to go tubeless I will need to purchase new tyres, how ever I have received a quote for the bike from a Local online store and the salesman is offering it with a tubeless on the current tyres. Are these tyres fine to be converted to tubeless? Short answer YES I use the rocket rons evo's and once you get them to seal they are great, but next time i'm buying the snake skin version. But there are some conditions, they come in different versions (snakeskin, evo, performance) snakeskin is the better option for tubeless, evo and performance have thinner sidewalls and are harder to seal in the beginning. Browse this thread for some more on it http://www.thehubsa....et#entry1761622 Edited October 17, 2012 by SwissVan
covie Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 you forgot to mention to him that the wirebead/foldable and the schwalbe evo's are about as durable as rice paper on the sidewall department, if your going tubless and want schwalbe's the put on the snakeskins, replacing rubber is much cheaper than replacing teeth. A friend of mine destroyed both his "foldable" stock schwalbe's this weekend at esels.I destroyed 3 evo's this year already. ITs not worth the risk to save a grand.
SwissVan Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 On 10/17/2012 at 12:51 PM, covie said: you forgot to mention to him that the wirebead/foldable and the schwalbe evo's are about as durable as rice paper on the sidewall department, if your going tubless and want schwalbe's the put on the snakeskins, replacing rubber is much cheaper than replacing teeth. A friend of mine destroyed both his "foldable" stock schwalbe's this weekend at esels.I destroyed 3 evo's this year already. ITs not worth the risk to save a grand. Funny enough i have never had hassles with my evo sidewalls, other than getting them to seal in the beginning. I ride some pretty rocky and rooty trails here BUT admitidly the swiss rocks are not as sharp as those in SA.
covie Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 In my opinion you keep a set of evo's for raceday and then put your regulars back on after the race is done, its like they were designed to only last one marathon... if your lucky.
SwissVan Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 Well i dont do that much racing and generaly ride the same routes which might explain mines longevity, but hell the latest set i put on really took a lot of work (weeks of shake, rattle n rolling) to get them to seal properly, they were losing pressure overnight through little holes in the sidewalls, when one hole gets sealed then the next one starts leaking. These holes were not from stones or anything, just due to "porosity" of the thin side walls.
covie Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 On 10/17/2012 at 1:08 PM, SwissVan said: Well i dont do that much racing and generaly ride the same routes which might explain mines longevity, but hell the latest set i put on really took a lot of work (weeks of shake, rattle n rolling) to get them to seal properly, they were losing pressure overnight through little holes in the sidewalls, when one hole gets sealed then the next one starts leaking. These holes were not from stones or anything, just due to "porosity" of the thin side walls. Did you scrub them with a hard brush and dishwashing liquid prior to installation? the factory puts a wax seal on the insides and stans struggles to seal the pinholes if that wax is present.
SwissVan Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 On 10/17/2012 at 1:10 PM, covie said: Did you scrub them with a hard brush and dishwashing liquid prior to installation? the factory puts a wax seal on the insides and stans struggles to seal the pinholes if that wax is present. No i didn't, when all else fails read the manual.....Will remember to try that next time
CatGirl Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 het ook rocket ron's voor en agter toobless en geen probs
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