Josh LeBus

As of recent the Hutchinson brand tire with the stan's set-up is pretty much
compatible with all mid to high end wheels. Not sure that all have been road
tested but that's the theory. Before they were only compatible with a
shimano model rim but now they're compatible with most/all. As menitoned in
Patrick's earlier email with his road experience if you're looking to
convert standard road wheels to tubeless use the Hutchinson Kit; stans rim
tape, goop, and valve (cyclepath stocks them). I recently mounted them to a
set of Eastons. No problems except the initial inflation...you need a lot of
pressure to seal them up and a floor pump didn't cut it. Either an air
compressor or a simple CO2 will do the trick...as for ride quality my wife
road them and loved the smooth ride but was a bit sketch out on the narrow
profile and the transition between the dual compounds in the turns we're a
bit slick to her?? It could have been the pressure in them too as you really
have to curb your habit of inflating to the usual 100-120 range. the tubless
is for sure 80-90.

hope that helps

p.s. the application for putting them on was super simple!

On 5/16/08, ibis23@comcast.net wrote:
>
> Someone mentioned earlier about using Kysriums in a tubeless setup. Could
> you please elaborate on what your setup was specifically? Do any legitimate
> systems exist that can convert standard road wheels to tubeless?
> Thanks.
> Dave
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Klahn
>
> Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 14:59:34
> To:"Erik Voldengen"
> Cc:"obra@list.obra.org"
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Tubeless options for CX
>
>
> OK, thanks for the info. Still, anyone use the Bontrager's for either
> XC or CX? Still nice to have options.
>
> Matthew
>
> On May 16, 2008, at 2:55 PM, Erik Voldengen wrote:
>
> > This is indeed a myth. Stans addressed it in their forums. I think
> > they actually said that, if anything, it's good for the tires. Who
> > knows, but I've seen ZERO tire issues from being in contact with
> > stans. Keeps em nice and juicy on the inside.
> >
> > -Erik
> >>> So, I've been almost talked out of going to any kind of tubular
> >>> set up
> >>> for the Cross Crusade this year, as I'm not up to investing in
> >>> multiple wheelsets and CX tubular tires at this point. So, I know
> >>> there are a few people out there like Erik V that run tubeless set
> >>> ups
> >>> for CX, but it seems like a lot of people use Stan's sealant,
> >>> which I
> >>> understand will eat tires over the course of the season (because it
> >>> has ammonia in the mixture).
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