No one in Texas stays with tubes for long, I made my Epic tubeless before the day I picked it up and with my Industry Nine wheels built on Stan's rims it is even better than it was when I got it.. Of course when you race in cacti why would you? Nevegals are popular here for many riders but I haven't tried them. It is about a 10-15 minute job here but they do it a lot.
My preference is a beefier sidewall because we have lots of rocks here and cut sidewalls are a relatively common in our races. I went tubeless on my Fisher and never looked back! It is awesome if you have rims that won't burp them. I run PSI of about 25-26 here on tubeless 29er which is like butter on the rocks, my team captain runs as low as 19 which sounds crazy.
My tire preference is Maxxis, I run the Ignitor in the front which is a bit beefy and then the CrossMark in the back which is a lesser tread. They can be a little heavier but the confidence of not cutting a sidewall is what I need in a race. I think my full suspension 29er in a tiny size (15.5") is around 27 pounds.
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08-24-2011, 07:53 PM #4
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2011 Specialized Epic Comp 29er | Specialized Phenom | "Marie Laveau"
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