...Because I'm starting to think it was. They are the 2.3 variety -- though they measure almost as big as some 2.5's. They came on my 2012 SX Trail, and a buddy of mine recommended going tubeless. So I set them up with a Stans kit. Mostly, it's been a positive upgrade. However, I've been surprised how many holes I've gotten in the tires.
Last night I was careening down a section of a local trail that is very fast and features a couple doubles down a fairly steep grade with a sharp bermed corner at the bottom. Normally, I FLY down this section because the berm will catch me at the bottom. Unfortunately it's fairly rocky as well. On the last double, I must have hit a sharp rock upon landing and it pretty much immediately deflated my front tire. I had time to scrub a little speed but by the time I got to the berm I saw that I no longer had a tire on the rim. I was still going very fast. Needless to say, I ate it HARD -- worst crash I've had in years.
I'm a little leery of leaving these things tubeless. What really concerns me might not be the tire's fault, but the fact that they fit very loosely on my rims. I don't even need tire levers to take them on and off -- it's very easy. Could that be why the tire came off the rim so fast? Also, is it normal to get so many holes in tubeless tires? Most of them have sealed up if I stop and rotate the tire, letting the Stan's goop seal the hole -- but this situation has left me very gun-shy. Please advise...
Last night I was careening down a section of a local trail that is very fast and features a couple doubles down a fairly steep grade with a sharp bermed corner at the bottom. Normally, I FLY down this section because the berm will catch me at the bottom. Unfortunately it's fairly rocky as well. On the last double, I must have hit a sharp rock upon landing and it pretty much immediately deflated my front tire. I had time to scrub a little speed but by the time I got to the berm I saw that I no longer had a tire on the rim. I was still going very fast. Needless to say, I ate it HARD -- worst crash I've had in years.
I'm a little leery of leaving these things tubeless. What really concerns me might not be the tire's fault, but the fact that they fit very loosely on my rims. I don't even need tire levers to take them on and off -- it's very easy. Could that be why the tire came off the rim so fast? Also, is it normal to get so many holes in tubeless tires? Most of them have sealed up if I stop and rotate the tire, letting the Stan's goop seal the hole -- but this situation has left me very gun-shy. Please advise...