|   What would you suggest for Mavic X3.1 UST wheels? | AlexSD
Jan 15, 2004 9:51 PM | | Hi,
A couple of weekends ago I folded my rear wheel (as it turned out it was a crappy Ritchey OCR Comp that came with my bike) and decided that it was a perfect chance to upgrade to a decent set of wheels and disk brakes at the same time. I've read a lot of reviews and shopped many bike stores in the San Diego area. Finally I chose to go with Mavic X3.1 UST tubeless wheelset and AVID disk brakes. For the past year I have been riding on Panaracer Fire XCPRO and fell in love with these tires. Since I now have an option to go tubeless, I would like to ask you opinion whether it makes sense to go that direction. And if it does, what would be a good tire to chose.
I do a lot of XC riding in a very dry climate (however, occasionally it rains here and then I hit some mud). I have 2001 Marin Nail Trail (hardtail) with Shimano XT components.
Guys at the store where I bought the wheels from tried to convince me to get Hutchinson Scorpion tires. But from what I've read, everyone hates them. Is there a better tire than that? Something comparable to XCPRO but in tubeless version?
Thank you for all your advice! |
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Jan 16, 2004 12:15 AM | | Panaracer make the Fire XC in a UST version. I also think Hutchinson Scorpions are some of the best tires I've ever used. The guys in your area probably know what works the best. |
| enjoy the best of both worlds..... | KMan
Jan 16, 2004 7:46 AM | | Just mount your regular Fire XCPros to your tubeless rims. Add a bit of Stans sealant or make your own. Best to inflate with a C02, tubeless tires without all the added weigh. This is the rout I would go unless you want to run your tire psi really low, like in the 20's. If you still want to go with tubeless tire I would still add some latex solution for a prettmuch flat proof system.
KMan |
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