Hi all
I got a Trek EX8 from my lbs at the end of last summer. Wheels said tubeless ready. Guy in bike shop stated all I needed were valves and sealant.
The rear wheel seems to have a plasticy rim strip in there, but the front hasn't. After a high number of punctures per ride and me getting fed up of breaking tyre levers (even steel ones) with the ridiculously tight tyres I decided I might give tubeless a go. I spoke to the bike shop a few weeks ago and he said both wheels should have this plasticy strip already and told me to bring it in for a look. So I took it in today and after looking blankly at me for a while they told me only the tyres are tubeless ready and the rims mean its easier to convert because the bead sits better.
To their credit, when I asked why does the back rim appear to be set up already they phoned up Trek who said they stopped doing that in 2009, so the bike shop said I was basically lucky to have a rear rim set up already.
Is this right – a tubeless ready sticker on the rim means you still have to convert yourself so it's not exactly tubeless ready?
Cheers
Chubby