Matthew Klahn
Note that the Specialized rims will be rebadged Campy rims:
http://velonews.com/article/78936
Still makes the two biggest component makers the rim suppliers for
tubeless rims. Kenda is also supposed to be making tubeless road tires.
Matthew Klahn
On Jul 8, 2008, at 2:31 PM, gschreckchat@comcast.net wrote:
> That is interesting as Hutchinson says it does not work on other
> wheels due to the lack of a larger hook in the rim for the bead in
> other wheels. On the other hand, it is hard to argue with
> experience and it would be nice to have more options.
>
> Apparently, Camply and Specialized (using Campy rims) are making
> wheels for tubeless tires as well, but those will be expensive
> options.
>
> George Schreck
> gschreckchat@comcast.net
> (503) 502-0425
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Patrick wilder
> You all realize the Hutchensen Tubless Tyres will work on just about
> any rim right? No need to drop 9-1400 bucks.
>
>
> The tyres and rim strips and some Stans are all that is needed,
> although I'm running them on my Krysiums which do not need the rim
> strips.
>
> Shameless plug here, but talk to the guys at Cyclepath, they've set
> up 25 pairs of wheels now with no catastropic reports, on all types
> of rims. I've personally rode them on a Set of Eastons, above
> mentioned Krysiums and soon to set up a pair of Mavic Open's.
> Can't remember the last time I got a flat.
>
>
> I'll say this for sake of fairness, I have had 2 instances with
> severe punctures from a large nail and piece of ? which tore through
> the sidewall. In both of these cases, it would have damaged any
> tyre: tubeless, clincher or the beloved tubulars.
>
>
>
>
>
> ~Patrick
> www.pwildertherapy.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- On Tue, 7/8/08, Erik wrote:
> From: Erik
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Tubeless clinchers - fad or
> To: "Doug Sears" , obra@list.obra.org
> Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 12:44 PM
>
> Tubeless Road Tires are a new enough product that there isn't much
> real-world data just yet. Nothing that the marketing department
> hasn't tampered with, at any rate.
>
> So all we have to go on at the present time is anecdotal reviews of
> people who now swear by Tubeless tires. I suppose if I dropped $900-
> $1400 on a new product, I'd want it to be everything I'd hoped for,
> too.
>
> But on the issue of rolling resistance, the best info I've found
> comes from Jobst Brandt:
>
> On Rolling Resistance -
> http://sheldonbrown.com/brandt/rolling-resistance.html
>
> On Tubulars -
> http://sheldonbrown.com/brandt/rolling-resistance-tubular.html
>
>
> > From: dsears@willamette.net
> > To: obra@list.obra.org
> > Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 10:55:20 -0700
> > Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Tubeless clinchers - fad or
> >
> > I can't find any rolling resistance data on that page, nor any
> mention of
> > tubeless tires.
> >
> > --Doug Sears< BR>>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joe Cipale"
> > To: "Harry Phinney"
> > Cc:
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:32 AM
> > Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Tubeless clinchers - fad or
> >
> >
> > Harry Phinney wrote:
> >
> > > Does anybody have (pointers to) rolling resistance data for the
> tubeless
> > > vs tube question?
> >
> > Leave it to Sheldon Brown (RIP) to do the work for us:
> > http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tires.html
> >
> > Joe
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> From: Patrick wilder
> Date: July 8, 2008 2:21:01 PM PDT
> To: Doug Sears , obra@list.obra.org, Erik >
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Tubeless clinchers - fad or
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