Stans/Kenda hatred

bike-a-swan
bike-a-swan Posts: 1,235
edited February 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
Ok, so I know about the sealant/exploding tyre thing, but do stans and kenda products just hate each other in general? Just been yellow taping up a set of crest rims. Fitted the first, stuck on a sb8- took a fair bit of work to get on and then a seriously high pressure to seat. Tried a ralph on the second- easy on, seated at a normal high pressure, rather than 'starting to get worried I might blow this off the rim'.

Anyone else found this?

Oh, and Northwind, if you see this, do I remember right you saying you'd been running kendas with stans for a while now and it hadn't tried to kill you?
Rock Lobster 853, Trek 1200 and a very old, tired and loved Apollo Javelin.

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  • Clark3y
    Clark3y Posts: 129
    He uses Kenda in his own promo video(s) so can't be that bad, surely?
  • an_original_name
    an_original_name Posts: 339
    I have a kenda nevegal fitted to a ztr flow rim. had to take it up to about 60psi to get it seated, and it took a while to get it properly sealed around the bead (lots of shaking around etc), but once I got it fitted properly etc it has been fine.
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  • stu8975
    stu8975 Posts: 1,334
    Anyone else found this?

    If they are regular tyres, then yes, they are more prone to going bang at higher pressures. Thats why UST and TR tyres have different beads to lower the chances of it happening.
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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    o/

    Yep, still using Kendas tubeless with Stans, still no bother at all (or with any other tyre actually). Officially rated by me for Mincing Down Downhill Trails. I did manage to knock one off the rim a bit in france but then, I knocked a bit off the rim too so that's only reasonable. (Kids! Don't ride sideways into massive rocks, when the guide says there's no line down that side he means it!).

    Can take a bit of effort to get them seated/sealed, with the standard issue ones- I have a UST Nevegal somewhere and it snaps on dead easily- but I think the only tyres I have that need such high pressures to seat are wire beaded swampies.
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  • bike-a-swan
    bike-a-swan Posts: 1,235
    Northwind wrote:
    Officially rated by me for Mincing Down Downhill Trails.

    Spot on for me then!

    Sounds alright- on the sealant thing I was more or less happy with it. I had assumed it was the rims, but after the ralph went on easily I just wondered. Ah well, I'll just have to get the compressor up and running, I cba with all the pumping...
    Rock Lobster 853, Trek 1200 and a very old, tired and loved Apollo Javelin.
  • bike-a-swan
    bike-a-swan Posts: 1,235
    Oh, and have you tried any other sealants? Stans do?
    Rock Lobster 853, Trek 1200 and a very old, tired and loved Apollo Javelin.
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Stans works for me so I keep using it, tbh all the other ones could be better and I'll never know :lol:
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