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Why aren't all tubeless this easy?


Well clearly when the wheel and the tube are made in tandem with clearly defined tolerances it makes a huge difference, which makes for a much easier experience.
That being said it is not terribly difficult to fit my Schwalbe One Pro's on my Acebike Chinese wheels and at 1/3 the price I am not sure it's worth it. Yes I do need the Airshot tubeless tyre inflator to give it the push to mount first time and obviously I would not compare the quality of Chinese wheels to that of named brands.
I am interested in the rolling resistance vs grip, not that I have a problem with grip on my One Pro's but I do find myself looking at RR tests when a new set of tyres come on the market
 

LarryOz

Cruzeum Curator & Sigma Wrangler
Well clearly when the wheel and the tube are made in tandem with clearly defined tolerances it makes a huge difference, which makes for a much easier experience.
That being said it is not terribly difficult to fit my Schwalbe One Pro's on my Acebike Chinese wheels and at 1/3 the price I am not sure it's worth it. Yes I do need the Airshot tubeless tyre inflator to give it the push to mount first time and obviously I would not compare the quality of Chinese wheels to that of named brands.
I am interested in the rolling resistance vs grip, not that I have a problem with grip on my One Pro's but I do find myself looking at RR tests when a new set of tyres come on the market
I had a horrible time trying to mount ProOnes to a set of Chinese rims. My LBS finally mounted one, but they told me to never come back. I rode it all year, but when it lost pressure in the winter it just fell off the edges and could never re-mount. Now, I have had excellent results with the Boyd wheels that Cruzbike sells. ProOnes and Vittoria's popped right one. I have also had good experience with FLO.
But I agree - best results will be when tire and rim are engineered together.
 
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