I can only speak antidotally about the tubeless rims but I do have experience with the Cliffhanger rims and fender clearance.
You’re correct about the rim width. For reference, I have 29x2.22 SimWorks Super Yummy tires, run tubeless, w/ Cliffhanger wheels on my Appaloosa. They should measure around 55mm if they were true to size but I measure mine at about 60mm. So, I’d suggest adding about 5mm to the advertised tire size and start there when deciding if a tire combo on Cliffhangers will fit a given frame. Now, with the other question. I’ve personally never done run non-tubeless tires as tubeless but I know people who have and have had no issues. My understanding from talking to them is that you need the tubeless rim tape to seal the spokes and you need tires that can seat their bead properly, and tightly, on the wheel. The latter is where the main difference is, unless you’re talking hooked vs. hookless beads, between wheels rated for tubeless and those not. You’ll usually have more of a lip near the rim edge (think inside the wheel, the space between the rim tape and the braking surface) that the tire with pop up on to and seal against. If the tire doesn’t have enough of a lip there, the bead won’t seat well. I’ve heard of people who’ve used duct-tape to build the inside of the rim up, but I’m not sure I’d trust that… but it works for them. Ted On Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 8:39 AM jeffbog...@hotmail.com < jeffbogdanov...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jay, I'm looking for an Atlas wheelset if you decide to sell. PM sent. > > On Friday, 4 August 2023 at 23:56:53 UTC-5 Jay Lonner wrote: > >> My Big Bens are nearing end of life and I’m curious about setting up my >> Hunq tubeless. But I have Atlas rims, which Velocity says is a no-go. >> However if you scroll through the comments on this article, John Watson >> from the Radavist says they set up nicely: >> >> https://theradavist.com/rivendell-hunqapillar-review/ >> >> So why would I want to do this? Mostly to get experience working with >> tubeless setups. My full-squish MTB and gravel/bikepacking rig are >> tubeless, and if/when I encounter issues with either of them (esp. if I’m >> in a remote locale) I’d like to have some hands-on knowledge with >> troubleshooting tubeless systems. I already have an air compressor, so >> basically for the cost of some tape and sealant I’d be good to go. >> >> Anybody have experience with making non-tubeless rims play nicely >> tubeless? Tips or tricks to share? Or is it just a bad idea, and should I >> resign myself to getting some new wheels built with Cliffhangers? I’d hate >> to have the Hunq out of commission that long, but if I timed it to coincide >> with out-of-town travel it probably wouldn’t be that big a deal. >> >> One last question — Cliffhangers are wider than Atlases by about 4.6 mm. >> How would that affect fender clearance? My intuition is that wider rims >> should result in a flatter tire arc, and potentially make it possible to go >> slightly wider if I wanted to. I have 50s now, and would like to be able to >> move up to 55s or even 60s. >> >> Jay Lonner >> Bellingham, WA >> > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/84c208a1-05af-437a-a3d7-9546564dabffn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/84c208a1-05af-437a-a3d7-9546564dabffn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Ted Wood < ted.l.w...@gmail.com > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CANCvSho0E7Ccsvd%3Deu3vcT0Nkp-dGELf%2Bj5ExDGaJoTJYQUQsg%40mail.gmail.com.
