tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post5630743112679186460..comments2024-03-28T08:40:23.164-05:00Comments on Guitar Ted Productions: Value Based Decisions And Tubeless TiresGuitar Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-21651256276822067902017-01-30T10:41:55.091-05:002017-01-30T10:41:55.091-05:00I've had really good luck with those Uma II ri...I've had really good luck with those Uma II rims tubeless so far. Neither tire I used was strictly speaking tubeless-ready (On-One Floater on the front, late-production 120 TPI Endomorph rear) but both are holding air really well both at low pressure and over time. I do tend to think the chances of getting those particular rims to work are a little better than most older rims because of the proto-beadlock Greg designed into them.<br /><br />Yes, I spent a lot of time setting them up, but for me, that was part of the fun in doing something like this. I like tinkering almost as much as I like riding. There's also an inherent value in owning my equipment on the level of doing things for myself and being able to solve problems, though I can certainly understand why a professional mechanic might feel differently.<br /><br />I did the cost/benefit calculation before I tried setting my wheels up tubeless and decided my time and materials were worth the gamble. Happily it worked out for me and I'm free to spend the $500+ that would otherwise have gone to new rims, tires, spokes and labor on something else. Considering I spend only about 20% of my annual cycling time on my fat bike, I'm calling it a win.Michael Lembergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749139439039241349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-27766958787202931962017-01-19T21:11:58.653-05:002017-01-19T21:11:58.653-05:00It still boggles my mind how the genre of bikes th...It still boggles my mind how the genre of bikes that arguably benefits the most from going tubeless - fat bikes - continues to be the area where there are still so few good tubeless-ready options.<br /><br />That said, I value my time. And I can set up a tubeless fat tire with a split tube in 10 minutes with no real hassle to speak of. Do you wish it was as easy as putting a WTB TCS tire on a TCS rim? Of course, but I'm also not swapping fat tires around all the time, especially for what they cost. Smithhammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771440476655478031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-11184645157748199702017-01-19T09:41:26.753-05:002017-01-19T09:41:26.753-05:00Unless tinkering, and making things you already ow...Unless tinkering, and making things you already own work better, is part of the fun of cycling for an individual...Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798166584105179316noreply@blogger.com