Thinking about putting my new tubeless tyres onto my old non-tubeless Mavic X717 rims.
Using Stans no tubes goo and kit.
Anyone done this? does it work? am i opening myself up to send £50 down the drain and spend the evening swearing?
Thanks.
I thought all mavic rims were ust compatible? Just not sealed at the spoke holes.
If its any help I use UST tires on Mav 317s rims no problem. Stans yellow tape + valve cut from an old tube. Over 2.2 tires tend to rip off the rims.
EDIT: come to think of it Ive also used non tubeless tires in the same set up.
Here how I do it
I use this method for conventional rim tyres and tubeless tyres, they both work well. Its teh way forward, no more pinches or punctures 😀
allmountainventure - MemberI thought all mavic rims were ust compatible? Just not sealed at the spoke holes.
Nope. Thinking of Stans? (they're not UST either but they're all tubeless-compatible)
FWIW I never got a good result from my 717s, they'd seal up, hold air etc but they had a nasty habit of burping or just rolling right off in hard corners. Maybe it could be made to work but I'd faffed enough and had enough scary flats.
Can't see the Youtube video above (at work), does it show using a 20/24" tube to seal the rim and then cutting it down to size after the tire is fitted?
I used that method (WTB rim/Maxxis Highroller non-UST) and it worked surprisingly well at first. Inflated at home with my track pump. But it lasted about 4hrs until I got a rip in the tire that wouldn't seal. So to repair the tyre means a new inner tube each time, not particularly sustainable.
Anyone tried using duct-tape to seal the rim instead?