I read plenty of ‘I can’t get my tyres onto my Stans rims’ threads on here, but have had no issues whatsoever with my 29er Crests factory built by Stans on 3.30 hub that I bought last summer. So far I’ve had Racing Ralphs, MudXs and a Nobby Nic all go on using only fingers. Brilliant.
This week I took delivery of another pair of 29er Crests, this time on Superstar Switch evo hubs, built by Superstar themselves.
So far, I’ve destroyed 2 tyre levers trying to get either the MudX or Nobby Nic on. I say trying, because I’ve given up for the moment. 😐
The only difference I can see is the Superstar ones are built slightly looser (using the ping-test; I don’t have a spoke tension o meter). I know I shouldn’t, but I’m seriously considering putting half a turn on all the spoke nipples to try and pull the diameter in a bit.
Any other ideas before I destroy my new wheels?