St Anne 2011!
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It's true, getting tubeless tyres on/off a Flow with a rimstrip is much harder than getting them on/off a Mavic 823.
Also, in my experience 823s high sidewalls have a tendency to cut the tyre just above the bead (with Maxxis UST/DPC). No such issue using Michelin tyres - they seem a bit tougher at that point.
Flow rims are great, until you ding them. And boy do they ding/flatspot easily. Well, compared to an 823 anyway.
Never used DT, but I imagine it's the worst bits of both worlds - deep channel/high sides and soft as Stan's cheese
Also, in my experience 823s high sidewalls have a tendency to cut the tyre just above the bead (with Maxxis UST/DPC). No such issue using Michelin tyres - they seem a bit tougher at that point.
Flow rims are great, until you ding them. And boy do they ding/flatspot easily. Well, compared to an 823 anyway.
Never used DT, but I imagine it's the worst bits of both worlds - deep channel/high sides and soft as Stan's cheese
Sounds like a case of rtfm!
this was my experience as well.
I don't ride tubeless but it's really hard to get a tire (Maxxis, Schwalbe or Conti) on my DT Swiss FR2350's and I've also rode them with a flat tire without problems.Never used DT, but I imagine it's the worst bits of both worlds - deep channel/high sides and soft as Stan's cheese
I think all of this tire stuff is kinda funny. You'd think nobody has ever flatted in a race before!
I'm really not sure that much of a conclusion can be drawn about the pros/cons of tubeless based on Gee's one flat tire in this race. There were like 10 other guys that had flats. Were they tubeless or not? 70 guys did finish the race, what tires were they on? Then beyond that, is one way faster than the other? Maybe the more durable option is slower.
I'm really not sure that much of a conclusion can be drawn about the pros/cons of tubeless based on Gee's one flat tire in this race. There were like 10 other guys that had flats. Were they tubeless or not? 70 guys did finish the race, what tires were they on? Then beyond that, is one way faster than the other? Maybe the more durable option is slower.
that makes me sad. I hope it ignites the fire for a win at Windham...
I hope he didn't jack up his wrist to badly. I'd like to see him in the fight for the overall until the end of the season.
I wanna see Gee cross the finish line 30 seconds faster than anyone, riding on his hubs, with his bike on fire, a full size pine stree stuck in his collarbone and him screaming "god save the fvcking queen!!!" at the top of his lungs while ramming through the finsh corral right through the back wall.
I'm not even english or a particularly big fan of anyone but I'd just like to see that at this point.
I'm not even english or a particularly big fan of anyone but I'd just like to see that at this point.
but. but. but... if he were riding on his hubs, then he couldn't pedal?!I wanna see Gee cross the finish line 30 seconds faster than anyone, riding on his hubs, with his bike on fire, a full size pine stree stuck in his collarbone and him screaming "god save the fvcking queen!!!" at the top of his lungs while ramming through the finsh corral right through the back wall.
I'm not even english or a particularly big fan of anyone but I'd just like to see that at this point.
agreed though. he seems to work very hard. it's gotta be dissapointing to have the luck he's been having when he works so hard for it.
Good point. Cranks knocked off and him standing on his spindles too.
And windahm mountain 14ft shorter in elevation from the hurt he just put on it.
And windahm mountain 14ft shorter in elevation from the hurt he just put on it.
10 royal kidwoo's shorter? wow!
Watch your kneecaps hippy.
everyone freaking, moments latetr OHhhh dead silence,crowd goes mental again
Im sur that shoulder is sore.
The e-spec is based on the fact that we only know of Gee being the SINGULAR soul in the top 10 testing Continentals in tubeless. And he of all people's tire popped off unprovoked.
No pics of a monstrously ovalized or even subtly ovalized rim either. And from the disgust in his voice, it's not hard even for a dedicated e-rider to hear the frustration from him.
He made no mention of losing air (cut or broken seal at the rim from a dent). I think it's safe to say it blew off.
The only thing we in the e-riding lab cannot nail down is what led to it....tire or rim.
Tri-ride vid is up. I don't know who these guys are, but they are killing it!
The Punisher - Mont Sainte Anne world cup 2011 on Vimeo
The Punisher - Mont Sainte Anne world cup 2011 on Vimeo
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