kosz888
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I have a new set of Hope DH Wheels which I bought Maxxis minion front and high roller rear both tubeless ready.
Tyre's are non dual ply to save weight, not sure if that's a good thing as DH casing may outweigh the benefits of weight reduction.
My question is around fitting issues with the tires. I've used Gorilla tape (one layer) to seal up the rims and installed stans tubeless valves though couldn't get the tires on as easy as usual. It took about 40 mins to get the rear tire on which was the high roller and about 25 mins to get the front minion on. I used strong leavers, had the bead in the center of the rim and some soap.
If I get a flat tire on the side of the track id have to walk the bike back to the car as the tires are extremely difficult to remove, they are really hard up against the rims side wall and will not move into the center to allow the tire leaver to get under the bead.
I'm thinking I should put these on my trail bike and get some DH tires that are a bigger fit for ease of install\removal.
Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing, maybe a difference tire brand? any suggestions would be appreciated.
Tyre's are non dual ply to save weight, not sure if that's a good thing as DH casing may outweigh the benefits of weight reduction.
My question is around fitting issues with the tires. I've used Gorilla tape (one layer) to seal up the rims and installed stans tubeless valves though couldn't get the tires on as easy as usual. It took about 40 mins to get the rear tire on which was the high roller and about 25 mins to get the front minion on. I used strong leavers, had the bead in the center of the rim and some soap.
If I get a flat tire on the side of the track id have to walk the bike back to the car as the tires are extremely difficult to remove, they are really hard up against the rims side wall and will not move into the center to allow the tire leaver to get under the bead.
I'm thinking I should put these on my trail bike and get some DH tires that are a bigger fit for ease of install\removal.
Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing, maybe a difference tire brand? any suggestions would be appreciated.