'tubeless READY' tyres
neil_uk
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Apart from Specialized's 2Bliss, and Bontrager's range, are they any other tubeless 'ready' tyres on the market? I have some bonty rims and looking for some new options.
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Neil
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Hutchinsons and Geax both do a similar technology. I'm using the Specialized at the mo though, might consider a set of Hutchinsons should they die in the summer.0
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Thanks Toasty,
I've just checked out hutchinsons website. Their Python and Toro tyres might be worth a shot as summer and winter choices.
At the moment I'm using a specialized eskar 2.3 on the front and a conventional maxxis advantage 2.1 on the back. I'm fairly happy with both tyres, but they are coming to the end of their lives, and I fancy a change - Plus the maxxis doesn't hold air that well really.
Neil0 -
Yeah, Maxxis LUST (L being light, insane) weighs a ton as well. I do think Spesh have the best range of tubeless ready tyres at the moment personally, eskars are widers and lighter than a lot of standard 2.3 tyres, never mind tubeless ones.
I do hope more companies follow suit, I'd love a 2.35" set of tubeless High Rollers which weighed 700g
The just need to change the bead. 0 -
Yeah, I do rate the Eskar very highly - the only problem is I tend to ride through a lot of sticky crap and the eskar is a bit too wide for the back as there isn't much mud clearance. I was thinking of trying a sauserwind, but 1.8 sounds a bit skinny. An ideal tyre for the back for my bike would come in at around 2.1.
I know there are some bontys at this size - but they seem to have very mixed reviews.
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Yeah, it's a real shame about the Sauserwind. I'm not too big a fan of the tread on the Captains I'm using either, it's great on dry fast ground but not amazing at either other end of the spectrum.
Apparently they're bringing out 2.0" Sausers this year though, I'd grab some instantly if I saw anywhere selling some, for some reason the UK always seems to get Spesh tyres really late ;(0 -
Thanks for that, I'll keep my eyes open for them! Their tread pattern looks a little like highrollers in places I think, and I'd really like to give them a go.
I'll try to cling onto my baldy maxxis for a little longer then!
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sorry to interrupt, just a quick question to you tubless folk.
When you change tires presumably there's still a load of sealant in the tire, how do you go about cleaning it off the tire? do you just let this dry out and scrape it off once dry or just leave it?
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I leave it personally, it's very hard getting that stuff out. I'll pour off any excess liquid (and reuse it on the next tyre as I'm cheap) but leave the coating inside. First time around I scrubbed it with pan scourers and poured boiling water on, nothing helped.
If you then put a tube in that tyre they get a bit glued in, it's no great problem though and I can't see many people doing this.0 -
If you are talking about the milky stuff, I try to salvage what I can as well (I'm cheap to) and leave the rest, as toasty said - it's a bit of a pain to get rid of
I've been trying Bontys alternative sealant on my front tyre and find it to be a lot less messy, washes off the tyre easily, and it seals very well. It also has the added advantage of being able to take CO2 wihtout going off. I have yet to have any real punctures however, so I am still dubious of it's puncture sealing properties!
Neil0 -
Love the Meta XT, toasty!
I test rode one of those along with my Trex EX9 2008. The only reason I ended up with the trek was due to local availability. I still haven't decided which is a better bike lol.
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I'm still keen to try a high end Trek actually, never seem to get chance. We've got lots of demo days coming up soon though so hopefully I'll give one a shot Did have a look at one Trek fuel in a local shop, the stem was obscenely long though so it was hard to give a proper chance to.
I've had a couple of Specialized full sus bikes before and wanted something a bit simpler, loved the feel of the Orange Five and the Meta, didn't like feel of the Specialized and Giant equivs.
Looking forward to trying the Blur at the bikeradar demo days the most
or perhaps one of the odd niner bikes. 0 -
I've never rode a spesh. I used to own a 2007 giant trance 2 but was never really that impressed with it. On the plus side it was well sorted with regards pedal feedback and climbing etc. but it didn't matter how much I fiddled about with settings it just didnt seem to soak up the bumps very well, and the front wheel used to wash out a lot - maybe that was to do with it being very short (?).
The meta and the trek are the best bikes I have ever rode - the meta seems the more securely planted of the two at descending (if that makes sense) and the trek seems more lively and energetic. like I said earlier, I couldn't choose which I thought was the best - so I would have been just as happy to wind up with the meta.
I know everyone disagrees with me on this but - I just didn't really think that much of the Orange, maybe I was just expecting more because of the huge amount of praise they get.
Neil0 -
I've never rode a spesh. I used to own a 2007 giant trance 2 but was never really that impressed with it. On the plus side it was well sorted with regards pedal feedback and climbing etc. but it didn't matter how much I fiddled about with settings it just didnt seem to soak up the bumps very well, and the front wheel used to wash out a lot - maybe that was to do with it being very short (?).
The meta and the trek are the best bikes I have ever rode - the meta seems the more securely planted of the two at descending (if that makes sense) and the trek seems more lively and energetic. like I said earlier, I couldn't choose which I thought was the best - so I would have been just as happy to wind up with the meta.
I know everyone disagrees with me on this but - I just didn't really think that much of the Orange, maybe I was just expecting more because of the huge amount of praise they get.
Neil0 -
Oh yeah the stem on the trek lol! I know exactly what you mean! I frowned when I saw as it's around 20mm more than what I am used to. I asked the shop to swap it, but the guy said just give it a go first. That was almost a year ago and it's still on there lol, It just really does seem to suit the bike. I know a lot of people have swapped them over though!
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