Thanks Patrick, I think I'm going to try tubeless on my setup, but I've heard it's a pain to set up.
~Hugh “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein http://velocipeedemusings.com/ On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 1:06 AM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, tubeless. The wheels are those that came with the bike when I bought > it: 24 m outside width "DT Swiss XR 4 Ceramic". The rims are not designed > for tubeless systems, but the Maxxis Ikon tires are designed for tubeless > use; so I guess that the setup is quasi-ghetto. > > I think Vaughn at Stevie's used Stan's tape; 3 layers, IIRC. The sealant > is Orange Seal. > > Note: A couple of months ago, I removed the valve cores so that I could > replenish the sealant. On the front, the beads retained their seal, so no > problem. But the rear lost ithe seal, and I had to pump frantically with my > floor pump to (just barely) get enough air into the casing to blow the > beads back against the rim sidewalls. I will probably ask Vaughn to add > another layer of tape to at least the rear rim. > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 1:58 AM, Hugh Smitham <hughsmit...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Patrick, >> >> Are you running tubeless? If so what rims are you rolling? Did you just >> convert to tubeless with non tubeless rims? Using something like stan's? >> >> ~Hugh >> On Apr 13, 2016 12:31 AM, "Patrick Moore" <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hugh: I traded the bike for work (resume + LI profile); at a discount >>> but my time/value ratio is flexible. >>> >>> I don't know if the one I bought it from was the original owner, but I >>> am at least owner #2. Someone along the way had the frame powdercoated in >>> that nice yellow. >>> >>> It's a 1996 frame, still Santa Cruz built, with the later >>> mono-stay-to-seat-tube junction, but with the original type gussets at >>> strategic joints. >>> >>> Components are a mishmash of mid-to-high-end; LX hubs; XTR der; crabon >>> fibre Bontrager crank; high end parallelogram Shimano V brakes (XT? XTR?). >>> >>> I modified it: Swapped out the tubed WTB tires for tubeless Maxxis >>> Ikons, ~56 mm actual width; the straightish bar (forget what) for Origin 8 >>> sweepback with extensions -- cut grip area by 1" each; cut extensions by 1" >>> each; installed triggers and brake levers on the extensions stubs. The bar >>> is probably a good 2" higher than it was originally, with the long and low >>> Nitto stem. (I installed a similarly low, but shorter 8 cm stem; then >>> swapped that one out with the upjutter in the photo.) >>> >>> The drivetrain is: 9 speed cassette, 44/32/22 Bontrager triple; XTR >>> derailleurs and triggers: originals, as bought. I dropped the 11-32 9 sp >>> cassette to this, which gives me a 65" cruising gear in >>> straight-as-arrow-chainline 44 X 18. The chart doesn't show the gears on >>> the 22 t granny, obviously. >>> >>> 26.75 >>> 44 32 >>> 13 91 66 >>> 15 78 57 >>> 17 69 50 >>> 18 65 48 >>> 20 59 43 >>> 22 54 39 >>> 24 49 36 >>> 28 42 31 >>> 32 27 >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 12:26 AM, Hugh Smitham <hughsmit...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> By the way that's a great looking rig. What are the specs? Drive? >>>> Wheels and tires? Looks like you updated the drive train to 9 speed. 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