Going the road tubeless way, what do we think?

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OK, I'll start this one, all the hype about road tubeless rims. What is the do we think out there??

[grumpy]

I converted my Ksyriums ES to tubeless 3 years ago with Hutchinson Atom tires.

 

The road handling and feel was on par with tubbies, the only problem was getting the right sealant, Stans is too thin and does not seal, ended up with Sludge which worked fairly well.

 

I am back on tubes, will consider it again when the performance is on par with MTB tubeless.

[footdoc]

Any luck with the Schwalbe zx tubeless??? and a easton UST rim?

[Barend de Arend]

Tried it. Stopped because Hutchinson tires kept puncturing too easy. Needs a better sealant, or different tires.

 

Tires are very expensive locally.

 

The ride is good, though.

[Sani]

I converted my Ksyriums ES to tubeless 3 years ago with Hutchinson Atom tires.

 

The road handling and feel was on par with tubbies, the only problem was getting the right sealant, Stans is too thin and does not seal, ended up with Sludge which worked fairly well.

 

I am back on tubes, will consider it again when the performance is on par with MTB tubeless.

I agree 100 % , had the same experience , the slime is to thin , with a wheel pumped to 9 bar it wont seal .

[orbeaorca]

I like the feel of the tubeless tires. i have a pair of american classic tubeless wheels and the Hutchinson tires which is an incredibly light combination.

 

The tires seated easily on rims and I am just using stans. I just pumped it up with a floor pump.

I however had problem with the Hutchinsons tires in that their bead collapsed but they were replaced by wiggle under warranty. I also spoke to Talus, and he has been running Fulcrum Racing Zero rims with Fusion 3 (TUBELESS) and Stans for more than a year with no problems.

 

i would like to try the Schwalbe also but gotta ride these finish first

Edited June 7, 2013 by orbeaorca

[W@nted]

Pressures are just too high for tubeless. Sealant just gets sprayed all over

[footdoc]

Thanks for all the great input, have just pulled the trigger on a set of easton ea90rt rims from crc, 50%off couldn't resist. Let you all known how it goes....

[footdoc]

Right , so a bit of feedback. Did the Knysna race on the weekend on my new tubeless Easton ea90 rt rims with the Schwalbe tubeless tires. In a word fantastic, Was able to mount the tires with my thumbs and seat the bead with a foot pump. So far they roll like a dream...Two thumbs up......