Tubeless on 50mm Aero Wheels

step-hent
step-hent Posts: 62
edited August 2010 in Workshop
I've got a pair of 50mm deep carbon clincher wheels on order, and am currently running a tubeless setup on my 'ordinary' 24mm wheels. I was just wondering if anyone has any experience of converting a set of 50mm deep section wheels to tubeless? The standard tubeless valves will be too short, so I'd need a longer valve or an extender, and am concerned that I couldn't get a good seal with an extender as they don't seem to have threads to put a locking nut on the extension (so the valve could easily get pushed back into the rim). Has anyone got 50mm wheels set up as tubeless? Any thoughts/experience appreciated.

Cheers
Steve

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  • Petromyzon
    Petromyzon Posts: 221
    Never tried it but I guess it should work fine apart from the issue you describe. You need to get hold of some of these:

    http://www.notubes.com/product_info.php ... ad6ba7053c

    but a cursory internet search fails to turn up any UK sources. Good luck!
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    My concern would be whether the rim profile would be consistent enough to afford a good seal - it's generally acknowledged that you can't make a carbon rim to the same tolerance / finish as an aluminium one - mainly because you can't do a finishing machining op.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • step-hent
    step-hent Posts: 62
    Thanks chaps - i'm thinking i'll just go with some good clinchers and possibly latex tubes to try and get the improvement in ride quality.

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