NukeproofPeanut Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Tubeless is awesome! I was also skeptical but after converting I see the light! During JUMA I got a nice ~3mm cut in my tyre near the top of melville koppies, road down, up the next massive hill and down to the next bottleneck where it finally sealed with out having lost much pressure. Quick pump and no issues phaffin with patches and tubes! Riding a pump track and doubled one of the sets, with and massive case that would have ended in a snake bite! The tyre (conti x-King) burbed a section off the rim ~10cm. Just pushed it back on with my fingers, a quick pump and back to riding!
MuddyMike Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 You are riding those Giant wheels, WITH tubes, WITH liners, WITH Sealant...... Holy sh$t those wheels must be heavy........ Those Crests will feel like your driving an F1 car..........
Rocket-Boy Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Running ZTR Crests with GEAX and Onsa tyres. No problem fitting either or even sticking in a tube during a ride. Once you go tubeless, you dont go back..Wow Im surprised those crests can handle your fatness You sure you arent running arch?
Rocket-Boy Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Running lower pressures is also great for grip, cant do that with tubes unless snake bites are your thing.
Rouxenator Posted October 22, 2014 Author Posted October 22, 2014 You are riding those Giant wheels, WITH tubes, WITH liners, WITH Sealant...... Holy sh$t those wheels must be heavy........The Giant Revel was about 20kg when I bought it, coming from a fairly lightweight Zaskar I really had to become a strong rider very quickly. Did some upgrades like a RockShox XC32 and some other bits and it is down to 17kg. The tubeless should help a bit. Running lower pressures is also great for grip, cant do that with tubes unless snake bites are your thing.I love high pressure on my MTB, used to riding on 3~4 bar, makes it all feel so twitchy and nervous. What pressure should I keep on tubeless?
Surv0MTB Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Wow Im surprised those crests can handle your fatness You sure you arent running arch? Hahaha ya thanks for the reminder!! Running arch rims yeah.. although im 10kg lighter am I allowed on Crests yet?
Rocket-Boy Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 I love high pressure on my MTB, used to riding on 3~4 bar, makes it all feel so twitchy and nervous. What pressure should I keep on tubeless?Just ride faster and it will be twitchy! I normally run around 1.6bar which was hard to get through my mind at first coming from 8bar on my roadie.
Rocket-Boy Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Hahaha ya thanks for the reminder!! Running arch rims yeah.. although im 10kg lighter am I allowed on Crests yet? Dude with your height you could be a stick and still a bit too heavy for them. Im eyeing a set of arch, awesome wheels those.
Rouxenator Posted October 22, 2014 Author Posted October 22, 2014 Mmm, what weight is OK on Crests? I am 85kg.So 2 bar is too much for tubeless?
RooiWillie Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 What pressure should I keep on tubeless? I have dipped as low as 1.4 bar, but run average 1.7 - 1.8bar. I weigh 78kg and the bike is 10.8kg and all extras (including bottles, spare tube, lights, helmet etc) is another 4kg. Always remember when toying with your pressures and suspension setup, to take your fully kitted weight. And also when comparing numbers to other riders...
NukeproofPeanut Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Mmm, what weight is OK on Crests? I am 85kg. So 2 bar is too much for tubeless? I normally go 1.8 front and 2.0 rear. I also come from riding >3 bar tubes..
Vangar Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Mmm, what weight is OK on Crests? I am 85kg.So 2 bar is too much for tubeless? Depends. I'm ermmmm close to 100kg now , and run 1.5-1.8 front and 1.6-2.0 rear depending on the terrain. Nothing over 2 though.
King_Crispy Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 They were cheap R195 tyres that came off new bikes that went tubeless, so wire bead I assume. I'm telling you guys, it was freaking impossible to get them on these Crest rims.There's your problem.Only ever use folding tyres
Rouxenator Posted October 23, 2014 Author Posted October 23, 2014 The Good : Bike lost 2kg weight, down to 15kgWheels and hubs looks kief The Bad :That hub is freakin' load when you freeAt R5500 this whole exercise clock in at a mere R700 less than what I paid for the bikeRolling resistance is a lot higher, despite being lighter I really have to put effort in on tarmac.Did I mention it was kark expensive But I'm gonna give it some time and see how it pans out. This could be good and I hope that like the bike I will be able to get my rands worth in kilometers. I am still keeping the CR70 wheels and fitted, with one hand I might add, the Racing Ralphs on them. Should I ever be let down by the tubeless and not able to plug it nor fit a tube I'm going back to basics.
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.