Hi David, Goatheads are common to our area... I'm a Loma Linda native so I know your pain!
I recently attempted to set up 32mm Panaracer Pasela TGs (kevlar bead) tubeless on standard rims and lo and behold – they sealed up perfectly. I was running 2011 Fulcrum Racing 5s with 2 layers of 21mm Stan's tape (no rim strips... too heavy!), and these seal up great. I also set the tires up with a wheelset built with H Plus Son Archetype rims... those took 2 extra layers of Stan's tape to seal. A bummer due to the extra weight but totally worth the wider 23mm rim profile, which makes cornering a breeze and supports the tires better. I used a compressor to initially seat the bead (took a little time due to the wrinkles in the tire bead... don't lose hope! Keep trying!), then put a good amount of Stan's in there and it sealed up to my delight. I am able to run a max pressure of about 60 psi... which is more than you'd really want to run anyways. I weigh about 170lb and I run my front tire at 45/48 psi and my rear at 50/52 psi.. What about the ride? Tire rolls very smooth, fast and plush over the beat up roads. Great low rolling resistance feel and very little rolling noise. 32mm is great for light off-road riding, gravel racing, you name it. People say Paselas aren't good tires... man they are wrong! Reliability? Initially the tire lost air very quickly, about 20 psi/hour. After a few rides and some monitoring and re-inflation, the Stan's appeared to coat the inside of the tire better and now they lose air only slightly faster than a standard butyl tube setup. I inflate my tires before every ride so it's a non-issue. As far as puncture protection goes, I have yet to get a flat on these tires. knock on wood. Bead seat reliability? I have yet to burp these tires, blow them off or flat them due to burping. They are bulletproof. I've taken small dirt jumps, curb hops and rock rolls on them... they don't budge. It makes riding the bike enormously reliable, which is great because it's a commuter. Can't handle getting flats on commutes! It's sort of a dream setup and I'm enormously happy. No need to wait for tubeless-specific touring tires... just convert what you got! Next on the docket to attempt converting after these wear out are the Rivendell Jack Brown Greens, also made by Panaracer. Note: The only reason this conversion worked was because I was running 32mm tires at low pressures. Don't attempt to convert anything narrower than this for tubeless use. You'll blow the tire off the rim at the pressures needed for that tire to perform well. Aaron On Friday, January 20, 2012 11:47:18 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > > Today I pulled my Rivy down from the hook and find the rear tire flat. > <a href=" > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/6733538469/in/photostream/";>Yep, > another goathead. </a> I don't know how often this happens, but lets > just say I've gone through a 100 pack of Rema tubes in the last few > years! So I'm kinda' considering going tubeless with this bike. Sun > CR-18 rims and 35mm Paselas. I have my 29er set up that way and love > it, but have Stans rims etc. > > Any experiences positive or negative with a set up like this? > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > ** > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
