I got a pair recently that I’m running tubeless on an X so they should fit the Escapade. They seem to be the genuine decent article, not a lower spec, and they’ve gone up tubeless just fine on my Hunt wheels, even with the cheapy latex I got from one of PX’s random number sales a few months ago. Tiny bit of weeping around a couple of the moulding hairs but that’s been it, they sealed pretty easily just with a track pump as well.
I use Stan’s and I’ve wondered about putting some cheaper/quicker setting fluid in there to give them a solid seal and then switch back to Stan’s again.
I just bought a bottle of the latex cheap in the sale and thought I’d try it out. Lobbed some glitter in as a helper but that’s it, seems to work fine.
Running them on a pair of crossmax ust wheels. Easiest tubeless tyre I have every fitted. Went straight up and sealed without issue using stans sealant.
FWIW I love my CrossWolfs and I’m kicking myself I didn’t buy more before the price went up for the Cross season last year.
They weren’t too bad on a long road ride (Way Of The Roses), but handle all the natural trail stuff around the Dark Peak well enough too. My current fave CX tyre.
For those asking about the Escapade then mine were very tight on stans crest rims. Have taken the paint off the chain stays – I think a combination of wheel flex and not much clearance. There was a rumour that early ones were coming out nearer 45mm so I could have had a pair of those. Have changed to a 35mm Cross Boss for the rear of the Escapade now, Nano front, both TCS versions and just set up tubeless on Hope xc rims relatively easily.
Well, I’ve either just ordered one or three pairs of these (depending on whether their ‘opps something went wrong’ messages means the orders were placed or not) so hopefully they will fit my Croix de fer and run tubeless.
Got mine a couple of weeks ago but can’t seem to get them to hold air for more than a day or 2 tubeless. Rims are the WTB TCS ones that come with an Escapade and I’m using Stans rim tape and Bonty (bit runny) fluid. Tips?
Bought these and it’s my first time trying tubeless – for my first time bike build, so I thought why not try.
I’ve got one sealed and one leaky one. I’ll try again with the leaky one, but maybe I need to source some glitter stuff.