Stans Flow Rims & Yellow Tape - Bike Forum

Re: Stans Flow Rims & Yellow Tape

Onzadog — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:40:09 +0000

Flow rims, yellow tape (wrapped twice) and Maxxis ADvantage exception 2.1 tyres with no issues.

Re: Stans Flow Rims & Yellow Tape

Scienceofficer — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:25:57 +0000

This is the setup I've been running for about 2 weeks.

TBH, the bead interlock on Stans rims is so secure once they're inflated you have to combine a series of forces and strange terrain features to get them to burp IMO.

Most of my experience with Stans is with UST, but broadly, I've found the same as BWD. If you can infate it with relative ease it'll likely be fine.

YOu definately need a rim strip with regular rims and regular tyres though!

Re: Stans Flow Rims & Yellow Tape

Anthony — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:02:16 +0000

Despite there being warnings against it, I am running bog standard Michelin tyres with just the yellow tape and never had an issue in just under a year.

Re: Stans Flow Rims & Yellow Tape

Moda — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:55:07 +0000

Been using Stans rims nows for over 2 years but the Flows for just over 1 but i have purchased 2 sets in this time. Both came with rim strips as they warned me that the tyres might burp as i use only Non UST tyres to make the wheelset lighter. Think i will try one on the front and see what happens...

Re: Stans Flow Rims & Yellow Tape

BadlyWiredDog — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:29:08 +0000

I've run a variety of tyres on Flows with yellow tape, conventional wisdom is that you use yellow tape with UST tyres and Tubeless Ready and a Stan's strip with converted, but... I've found that anything you can inflate with the yellow tape seems to stay pretty well anchored. The only time I've burped badly was with UST High Rollers basically through running too low a pressure and hitting a berm at an odd angle... I'd give it a go and see, if the bead's really loose you may simply find them impossible to inflate in the first place.

Stans Flow Rims & Yellow Tape

Moda — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:54:21 +0000

Anyone running the Flow rims with just the yellow tape /& valve with single ply kevlar 2.35 high rollers. Was told that there may be an issue with the beads being not as tight and so more likely to burp etc.