[ZigZagged]

Now I'm thinking about wheels, some research that I did a while back but never followed through on. I'd narrowed down what I wanted to Fulcrum Racing 1 2-way fit and Campy Eurus 2-way fit. Anybody have experience with the tubeless? Is it worth the extra $$$ or is it just a gimmick to fill the gap between clinchers and tubulars?
And the Neutron Ultra's sound intriguing.

[Burkni]

Tubeless for MTB or Road?

[buddy]

I assume ZZ means tubeless for the road. Personally I am not sure I want the potential problems. What happens with a glass cut with tubeless? At least with a normal tubed clincher you can put a boot in it and you are good to go.

If they were racing wheels then maybe it is a different answer but then why would you look at clinchers for a top racing wheel anyway when you can purchase tubulars quite cheaply on-line.

If you were looking towards racing wheels then you can't go passed the current tubulars simply due to the weight advantage they offer.

I have been racing on the Neutron Ultras (still saving for the Zipp tubulars and they are a very good wheelset. Quite light for a clincher and seem plenty robust and quite stiff in a sprint. Plus the best thing they don't sqeal like those carbon wheels sometimes do.

Thanks,

Buddy

[Burkni]

Righto.
I have some experience of tubeless for MTB but have given up on it, mainly because it needs a bir more maintenance.

[N.B.O.L.]

Burkni, on 06 June 2011 - 08:03 AM, said:

Righto.
I have some experience of tubeless for MTB but have given up on it, mainly because it needs a bir more maintenance.

I have no experience with tubeless, but after reading some of Lenard Zinn's comments have been intrigued with the concept. Besides the initial putting in of the sealant, what is the "a bit more maintenance" that they require??

[The Rake]

Changed my vote as after cycling down the Danube in the summer, I decided to fill up what little space I had in the gargae with a racing bike to go alongside the GT MTB. I'm now around 100km into the Giant TCR and loving every second of it.

[The Rake]

Mark, on 12 April 2011 - 04:33 PM, said:

Here's mine:



Giant TCR Advanced 1. Mine differs from the picture slightly in that I have SRAM wheels instead of Mavics.

And thanks to Mark, I can post a picture of my new ride. Well, same make and model.

[The Rake]

bodomaniac, on 12 April 2011 - 08:00 PM, said:

Beautiful looking bike! A Bianchi road bike in any other color but Celeste is not a Bianchi, IMHO. Almost bought one years ago as one of my first road bikes, but didn't care for the dealer selling them at the time.

Met some Italians when cycling through Hungary this summer and one had a lovely Bianchi ( he was from Bergamo_). The girlfriend, who speaks Italian told him she loved his green bike. Shocked, he wagged his finger at her and said , "Verde, non. Celeste!!"

[Mark]

The Rake, on 27 September 2011 - 05:20 PM, said:

And thanks to Mark, I can post a picture of my new ride. Well, same make and model.

You clearly have exceptional taste in two-wheeled transportation.

[N.B.O.L.]

Surely someone has bought a new bike at a year end closeout deal, or taking the off season to spruce up an old one.

We need some Bike Porn here so there is something to read outside the doping section.

Hell, if Campy Bob would show back up, I'd settle for some Gun Porn.

[Burkni]

N.B.O.L., on 06 June 2011 - 12:38 PM, said:

I have no experience with tubeless, but after reading some of Lenard Zinn's comments have been intrigued with the concept. Besides the initial putting in of the sealant, what is the "a bit more maintenance" that they require??

Sorry for not repying sooner here ... The thing you need to do is that when and if the tire springs a leak, you need to top up on sealant and even consider whether the tire needs changing. Then you get to the point where the tire just constantly deflates.

So basically having inner tubes means that you puncture more often but fix it way more easily. What you can do, of course, is ride tubeless but chuck an inner tube in when the leaks occur. (be careful that your valves match though)
This could be a good policy on a multiple-day trip for instance.

[Burkni]

N.B.O.L., on 08 November 2012 - 10:42 PM, said:

Hell, if Campy Bob would show back up, I'd settle for some Gun Porn.

LOL

That's why they call it the off-season

[DPCandND]

Just changed out the two bikes I ride most often...For most road stuff, a 1975 MASI (Carlsbad, California frame) with the old campy SR Group. I have stayed with tubulars, and now like the Conti 220's, which can be inflated high (160 psi). I use them on a 28 (front) and 32 (rear) hole Mavic SSC's , only because I have three sets of those wheels that are left over from the 80's and in good shape. Don't get many punctures, and the aged tires give me about 3000 km, if I keep them clean and rotated. The fixed gear bike I ride on the flatter rides is an old steel custom track bike made by Keith Lippy, one brake usually a 47x20, although I have been known to use a bigger gear now and again. Campy record track group.
Both bikes have the old Look pedals...usually replaced when I crash because the pedals (and bars and seat) seem to take a beating then. I crash far too often for an old fart,
but then what's the fun in not taking risks, right?

Used to ride a '86 Pogliaghi SL frame with Mavic gear...sold that beast when the BB bearing kept loosening up and the derailleurs got old and kinky.

Picutres may be coming.....but I am pretty low tech (some say stuck in my ways).