Apparently it's in the design of some tubeless rims. This is what the possibly new rim mentioned by GP is about, working with the mfr. on a rim that is still tubeless but not a pita to install/remove tires.
Watch this vid, there are some useful tips here, namely the part about making sure to place the first bead into the center channel where the diameter is smallest. Also, rim tape thickness. I now use basic 3/4 " 3M strapping tape, it's the thinnest material you're going to find and it's very very strong.One single layer. It must be *strapping tape*, the kind with nylon cords in it. On Monday, October 28, 2019 at 9:27:06 PM UTC-4, The Snag wrote: > > So I picked up one of Will's huge Rosco mixtes from the list and hooked it > up with some Velocity Cliffhanger rims, that bike screams for some big > rubber so I went with the WTB trail boss 29x2.4 because I was looking for > something with a lot of traction, but the things were a major PITA to get > on the rims. They've been fine, but yesterday I pedaled through some stuff > that I shouldn't have and got a flat. I had all the things to patch the > tube so, with some effort, I got the tire off the rim and fixed it but, > despite trying to the point of breaking a plastic tire lever, couldn't > manage to get the tire back on. > > My question is: how do I know if a 29" tire will comfortably fit a 700c > rim? The MTB companies market 29" tires but I know people run them on 700c > cliffhangers, does it have to do with tubeless compatibility? Does that > make them tighter? I'm so confused. > > I've never had this much trouble with a tire before. Anyone else struggled > with the same thing, or have some knowledge on the subject, or know a good, > wide tire with mud traction that will for sure work?? > -- 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/df1361f3-1cfc-40f8-98a3-3e438963d317%40googlegroups.com.
