Tubeless Tyres

Crispybug

I'm lucky enough to have two LBS's close to me both of whose judgement and advice I trust. However one of the shop has suggested as my next upgrade to fir tubeless tyres to my road bike as these will, apparantly, improve the overall speed of my ride.
I was visiting the other shop today and when I mentioned that I'd been recommended tubeless tyres and they were adamant that these were unsuitable for my bike and the wheels I have. I'll state that i have an Orbea road bike (I think it's called an Aqua!) and I have upgraded the wheels some Mavic Aksiums.

So simple question peeps, who is right and who is wrong? Or maybe it's a bit of both!


Your help is appreciated.

sub55

tubeless or tubs ?

Crispybug

Tubeless was the expression used.

Crispybug

Tubeless was the expression used.

sub55

fairly certain Mavic Aksiums. are`nt compatable with tubeless tyres . if theres holes in the rim for the spokes , definately not compatable .
tublar or tubs are glued on and you need a sprint rim for them , which yours is most definately is not.

akcc05

Mavic Aksiums are not designed to be used with tubeless tyres but there are conversion kits out there that will let you fit tubeless tyres on them. Rolling resistance is suppose to be lower with tubeless tyres but I didn't feel a big differnce with my Shimano 6700 Ultegra wheels (tubeless compatible) and Hutchinson Fusion 2 tubeless set up. Ride quality is a different story: because you can run tubeless tyres at lower pressure and not worry about pinch punctures, it's more comfortable to ride and grippier in the corners.

Hope this helps.

blackhands

You can get tubular tyres which are also tublessand which will fit on any (narrow) clincher rims such as Aksiums. You can also put latex in them to seal small puncture holes. I use them on my TT bike. They are a bit too light for general use however.

http://www.tufo.com/c-s3-lite-215g/