Tubeless tyres

[covie]

So, to summarise...

These are the good tried and tested combos?

 

 

 

And, to save additional weight I can go UST at the back and a regular tyre converted to tubeless (ghetto style) at the front...?

 

 

Many people will say they use normal tyres as UST and it works just fine ...... til one day it twists of the rim or blows out, Forget the perceived wheight saving. Its nothing compared to spending a couple months in hospital with no teeth and a broken wrist.

 

Millions are spent in designing and developing/testing UST tyres for a reason. Just go UST back and front. I would not even consider doing it any other way.

[wapad]

So, to summarise...

These are the good tried and tested combos?

 

 

 

And, to save additional weight I can go UST at the back and a regular tyre converted to tubeless (ghetto style) at the front...?

 

tyre for tyre a UST tyre will be heavier than a standard tyre but the savings in weight can be that the tube which can weigh 150grams - a tyre liner 100grams isnt used and so there can be a weight saving in that case using UST tyres

 

where most guys save weight with going tubeless is by using light tubeless tyre an example geax Saguaro 750g 29er tyre vs Spez fast trak 630g I weighed a spez s works renegade at 480grams 29er but that is a pure race snake tyre

 

I did a conversion on my 29 er from std X mark to geax Saguaro2.2 which is a high volume tyre and with 3 cups of stans and the wheels were on average about 80 grams heavier than the standard setup but I had that absolute peace of mind

 

I then tried spez fast trak and saved 150grams per wheel so then I was under the standard wheel weight

 

bottomline is there must be a balance between reliability and weight

 

another bonus on tubeless is if you get a cut that the stans cant seals the plugs work well and quite quick and easy to do, I have had a cut right on the bead and was able to repair. That was my first repair ever

 

Also if you run tubeless you should carry bombs that to me is essential

[wapad]

So, to summarise...

These are the good tried and tested combos?

 

 

 

And, to save additional weight I can go UST at the back and a regular tyre converted to tubeless (ghetto style) at the front...?

 

 

I would be inclined to have a UST on the front they seem to take the biggest hammering all my repairs have been on the front wheels especially when dropping down a quick rooty tech single track you always want to be able to rely on the front wheel IMO

[ianmarran]

T-Girl, have you come right yet with your wheelset?

 

I just bought a new full XT set and will sell my tubeless convert DT-Swiss set soon to support the pruchase of a new brakeset.

 

all this talk of riding Holla makes me wanna take a trip out there one of these days again. Giba getting a bit too familiar

[ianmarran]

oh also, I just got nailed from customs (34% tax) for what I recently bought from CRC... try www.buycycle.co.za too