Tubeless Tyres/Wheels

jdt101

Is anyone using them?

There seems to be good reviews online.

Views?

Murph100

Yup, really like them. I'm running Hutch Fusion 2s on Campy Shamal 2 way fit.

Dont bother with tubeless if you are going to use Stans conversion kit, too bloody heavy, the tubeless are heavy enough as it is without tons of tape and 50 grams of Stan's gunk sloshing about each tyre.

Pretty smooth ride ( though not ' magic carpet ' like some comments suggest ! ) and ' feel ' faster than my Mich Pro 3 lights. Barry in Worldwide Cycles had a bit on his blog about them which is pretty much on the ball, scroll waaay down :

http://worldwidecyclesblog.com/page/5/


As for punctures, I cant say, haven't flatted on them yet with wellover 1,000 km done on them on all sorts of crap roads.

I carry a can of Vittoria Pitstop, a spare tube and a Co2 inflator, but cant comment on the Pitstop yet.

BTW the distributor for Hutchinson in Ireland is taking the p!ss with the pricing. They are nearly half the price up North in Slane Cycles, so beware.


HTH

roc_racer

Wouldnt use anything else.. have tubeless on all my MTBs. You really notice the drop in rolling resistance when you swap. Make sure that you put some sealant in (I use Joes) and you're good to go. No more snakebites, and a faster bike.

tri111

roc_racer wrote: »

Wouldnt use anything else.. have tubeless on all my MTBs. You really notice the drop in rolling resistance when you swap. Make sure that you put some sealant in (I use Joes) and you're good to go. No more snakebites, and a faster bike.

Have you ever got punctures on them and if so, is it a major hassle trying to refit a new tubular tyre on the road? Would clinchers be easier to fix quickly?

Murph100

Just to avoid any confusion, we're talking about TubeLESS ( Newish clincher type but doesn't need a tube, like a car tyre )

.... as opposed to TubULAR ( Completely sealed, glue on jobby, been in existence for eons )

tri111 wrote: »

Have you ever got punctures on them and if so, is it a major hassle trying to refit a new tubular tyre on the road? Would clinchers be easier to fix quickly?

gman2k

but, just to add to the confusion, you can add Stans or Joes sealant to tubulars to act as puncture prevention:)

Murph100 wrote: »

Just to avoid any confusion, we're talking about TubeLESS ( Newish clincher type but doesn't need a tube, like a car tyre )

.... as opposed to TubULAR ( Completely sealed, glue on jobby, been in existence for eons )

jdt101

Murph100 wrote: »

Just to avoid any confusion, we're talking about TubeLESS ( Newish clincher type but doesn't need a tube, like a car tyre )

.... as opposed to TubULAR ( Completely sealed, glue on jobby, been in existence for eons )

Thank you Murph... and further clarification; on 2010 Fulcrum 1 2-way Fit wheels, for road racing.

jdt