*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

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