was thinking of trying a tubeless tyre on my rear 321 rim.
Has anyone tried this? did it work or did it all get a bit messy?
in particular, is it worth trying it without a formal conversion kit.
thanks!!
321's work fine with the right rim strip, stains and joes both do a wider one to suit
Worked for me, I used some thick continental rim tape and a couple of runs of 'lecy tape, then cut a BMX tube down so it resembled a stans tube.
I've a front with a Stans kit, works fine.
I'm about to do it too, so we'll find out soon.
Usually I just tape the rim up and fit the tyre but I also sometimes run ghetto. Depends on how tight the tyre is.
Why bother when a latex tube will give better performance and weight over 100g of sealant, and similar ride quality?
Just fitted a UST Fat Albert to a 321 rim. Taped up the rim with 19mm 3M crossweave tape (3x round) then one red tub of sealant and the tyre went straight up no problem. No rim tape or ghetto, just the 3M tape to seal the rim.
[tubes can still puncture, even latex. You have no sealant to seal small holes, and ride quality ... are you suggesting having a tube is better?]
Skyline, only if you don't pinch much which, when riding a 321 like it's designed for, is a distinct possibility
I did mine a few weeks back, ghetto style. Running non UST High Rollers with some Stans, worked fine for the last 5 rides. I know that's not quite what you asked, but it may be useful all the same.