Excellent perspective added to the discussion, thanks Bobby! I guess I'm kinda' moving away from the idea, and just dealing w/ patching flats. Paselas sidewalls are kind of delicate as it is, I probably shouldn't do anything that would decrease their strength! I run those tires at 35F/60R FWIW.
On 1/22/12, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > As one who vacillates between tubeless and tubed tires on my mountain > bike, I've come to several conclusions (my own, not necessarily > everyone's): > > - Do your homework and first make sure others have been successful > running your specific non-UST tire before attempting it. I've had a > tire blow off the rim in my garage, coating me and my dog with Stans > fluid and startling the hell out of us... learned my lesson. > - When tubeless works well, it's wonderful. I run tubeless Kenda > Nevegals (non-USTs) on Stan's Arch 29er rims (on my Niner MCR, fully > rigid steel MTB). Being able to run at low pressure makes a big > difference, especially for low-speed technical riding. I have had > plenty of ghetto setups fail; I now stick strictly to using Stan's > yellow tape and fluid. I also do NOT go through the valve stem... > I've had more hassle with stems than it's worth. I pull a section of > the tire bead off the rim, add a scoop or 2 of Stans, and then pop the > bead back on (with my compressor). > - I can't speak for anyone running tubeless skinny road tires, but > having witnessed a blowoff at 30 PSI, I'd hate to see one at 120 > PSI... Make sure you're using a tire/rim combo that has been tested > and proven. > - When you get a non-repairable flat (with Stan's or Slime in your > tire), it's nasty business changing the flat. I've done it several > times, but personally hate it. > - I really don't mind changing tubes... as long as it's not once every > other ride, so except for my mountain setup, I personally don't think > it's worth the hassle for my road bikes, fat or skinny-tired. > > Patrick, as for your Kenda tube misfortunes, perhaps an overzealous > clerk with a box-cutter may have accidentally "pre-conditioned" these > tubes? > > Bobby "conspiracy theory" Birmingham > > On Jan 21, 10:08 pm, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: >> With Jim on this. Probably have Kenda on all my bikes. And the >> wife's bike. They seem to be very reliable. And in colder weather, >> they don't lose air as quickly as some others. >> >> Big ol' bias alert - I buy almost all my tubes from Jim at Hiawatha. >> >> BTW, have tried the Foss tubes. Meh. Was not able to swap them over >> to my winter studded tires. So, further evaluation is needed. They >> didn't flat, but did feel "lifeless". If a latex tube has bounce, >> these have none, IMO. >> >> Eric Platt >> St. Paul, MN >> >> On Jan 21, 8:51 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > I've been using and selling Kenda tubes for years with no problems >> > whatsoever! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA ** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
