I run tubeless compass 38 rear and 42 front on cliffhangers with no problems
John On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 9:59 AM Pancake <[email protected]> wrote: > Taken with a grain of salt: another forum post says that Velocity told him > 38mm was fine for the Cliffhanger - > >> I spoke to Velocity and they are confident that although the Cliffhanger >> is designed to work with wider tires, they will work very well with the 38 >> width. >> <https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/forum/board/message/?o=1mr&message_id=766938&v=d> > > > > > On Friday, September 27, 2019 at 9:35:35 AM UTC-7, esoterica etc wrote: >> >> >> Abe, >> >> Earlier this year, I had this very same question, albeit for 650b >> Cliffhangers instead of your 700c ones. I was wanting to find out what >> Velocity’s opinion was on running narrower tires outside of the “optimum >> range”- specifically, from 43mm down to 38mm. I contacted them and here’s >> their response: >> >> “Hello Mark, >> >> >> >> You might be ok with a 43mm, taking it down to 38 is probably too risky. >> The skinnier you go, the greater the chance of a tire blow off. Running >> with tubes is more secure than without, but I can’t really say what the >> limits are. Some tires fit tighter than others so there is no hard and >> fast rule.” >> >> >> FWIW, I ended up getting a different, narrower wheelset in which 38-44mm >> was in the “optimum range”. >> >> >> ~Mark >> >> Raleigh, NC >> >> >> >> On Sep 27, 2019, at 11:54, Pancake <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> *Summary*: plan to switch to tubeless setup, but how small a tire is >> safe / wise on a 700c Velocity Cliffhanger rim? Snoqualmie (44mm) should be >> fine, but can I use even smaller tires if I want later? >> >> *Details: * >> Cliffhangers are tubeless compatible, 25mm internal and 30mm external >> width rims. Basically a wider, tubeless ready version of the Atlas rims I >> have now. >> >> Velocity says <https://www.velocityusa.com/product/rims/cliff-hanger-622> the >> optimal tire width for Cliffhanger rims in 700c is 45mm - 65mm. I figure my >> current Snoqualmie tires will work fine, but if I want to slap on fenders >> someday I would need to use 40mm tires, maybe 38mm. >> >> Someone posted that they comfortably ran 40mm tires on Cliffhangers, they >> even suggested it added to the "supple" feel of the ride. *Is 40mm as >> low as you would consider for these rims, or would 38mm be reasonable? * >> >> Why tubeless? 6 flats in a month (around 250 miles) from glass and >> goatheads plus a couple pinch flats. Twice got two flats on the same short >> ride. Not something stuck in the tire, I found a new thorn or glass shard >> every time (or the large cut from pinch flats). That pushed me over the >> tubeless edge and I'm looking to buy a tubeless wheelset. I currently have >> Atlas rims and Snoqualmie 44mm tires on my fenderless Sam Hillborne. 230 >> pound rider with mostly roads but plenty of random gravel and some slow >> single track thrown in. >> >> Planning on XT hubs, DT Swiss double butted spokes, Cliffhanger rims, >> brass DT nipples, (wheelset built for $375) and Snoqualmie Pass tires. >> Eventually this wheelset could make it to my Cheviot if the versatile Sam >> it switched around one day, but the Cheviot rides nicely now with Atlas >> rims and a dynamo hub and Basketball tires as my daily commuter. >> >> Alternatively, I can get Cliffhanger rims, straight DT spokes, and Deore >> hubs wheelset machine built for $255 shipped is someone wants to convince >> me that the Deore hubs are good enough and the straight spokes are fine for >> a $120 savings. >> >> Thanks for your suggestions and advice in advance, >> >> Abe in Napa with too many flats >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a4d84825-9b2d-4f51-a9f9-340affef6589%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a4d84825-9b2d-4f51-a9f9-340affef6589%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3ca65b02-6c25-4142-bae1-9c0879cce634%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3ca65b02-6c25-4142-bae1-9c0879cce634%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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