The extralight model Thunderburts weigh ~540 digital grams, the Snoqualmie extralights weigh 340 published grams, and the Hatchers weigh a published 435 grams. To take 200 grams off each wheel would be nice, in addition to the absence of even small knobs and the agility of a 1 cm narrower tire.
On Mon, May 18, 2026 at 12:48 PM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > … Aside: Has anyone successfully set up RH Snoqualmie Pass ELs or Hatcher > Pass ELs tubeless? I’m thinking of a second, more road-biased wheelset for > this Matthews, mmore pavement-friendly than the 54 mm Thunderburt > extralights, for rides involving a lot of pavement but with tires > comfortable on firm dirt. I’m leaning toward the Snoqualmies for the > lighter weight and — I don’t need more than the ~44-46 mm that these ought > to measure tubeless on Blunt SS’s. But the Oracle Ridge Standards I had > were very difficult to use tubeless — leaking on bead, prone to slow leaks; > I replaced them with the Thunderburts. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfguWpySmCth9AGUbOoN7Q8BXz4ejKeXtrMEx%3DTYdm4bBtA%40mail.gmail.com.
