[why7]

i've been getting pinch flats like crazy and im gettin real pissed. i just looked into stan's no tubes and was wondering if it would be suitable for freeride use. my problem is in the rear. i run a trailpimp rim with hutchinson scorpion tires. any advice would be very helpful.

 

[Master_Jako]

i've been getting pinch flats like crazy and im gettin real pissed. i just looked into stan's no tubes and was wondering if it would be suitable for freeride use. my problem is in the rear. i run a trailpimp rim with hutchinson scorpion tires. any advice would be very helpful.

i have no experiance with those tires, but mabey your running them at to low a pressure, or they have weak side walls...a new tire is my first suggestion. tubless is good because it saves some wieght. im pretty sure you can go tubless riding FR or DH.

 

[zedro]

i will never run anything but tubless on my DH rig...no more sudden pressure losses from pinch flats and dented rims as a consequence. In one year i've only had two punctures, but the air loss was slow enough to get to the bottom, and i simply plugged the tire (no need to take it off).

Be warned that the rim strip methods success depens on the tire/rim combo, where UST is always the best.

 

[why7]

are there any UST DH tires?

 

[Acadian]

are there any UST DH tires?

Michelin
Maxxis
Hutch
Arrow
Gazzi's

and I"m sure there are more.

 

[dbabuser]

Sun Singletrack/ WTB combo

Has worked awesome for me w/ the Stan's FR kit. Only flat I've had is after the sealant dried out, which typically takes about 3 months here in high mtn desert land...

 

[.WestCoastHucker.]

i heard "no-tubes" makes your wheels flexy.....

 

[why7]

thanks for your help. i order the freeride kit today and some new tires. i got kenda blue groove for the front and a nevegal for the back. stan recommends kenda, so ill see how it works.

 

[TNC]

That's one I haven't heard.

i heard "no-tubes" makes your wheels flexy.....

Lots of pros and cons have been posted about Stan's, but that's one I hadn't heard. How was this described to you, WCH? Maybe a semantics thing, but a "flexy wheel" symptom is one I'd like to hear more about. Just curious.