Re: [RBW] Re: 650b Marathing vs. 650b Soma Xpress

2012-09-25 Thread Hoffsta
This should give you a pretty good primer... http://vimeo.com/34667745 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/fagkaxAWhSsJ. To post to this

Re: [RBW] Re: 650b Marathing vs. 650b Soma Xpress

2012-09-25 Thread justinaugust
What does tire repair look like on the road with tubeless? Boot it and tube it? -Justin in Philly On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 4:19:05 PM UTC-4, William wrote: > > Tubeless is purported to stop flats in two ways. First, there is nothing > to pinch, so pinch flats are impossible. This allows

Re: [RBW] Re: 650b Marathing vs. 650b Soma Xpress

2012-09-25 Thread William
Tubeless is purported to stop flats in two ways. First, there is nothing to pinch, so pinch flats are impossible. This allows us to run even lower pressures without worry. Second, the sealant is supposed to seal around anything that pokes your tire. I've only been running 650B tubeless for

Re: [RBW] Re: 650b Marathing vs. 650b Soma Xpress

2012-09-25 Thread Peter Morgano
How does tubeless stop flats? Not being snarky, I just am not that familiar with the whole tubeless system. On Sep 25, 2012 2:13 PM, "Hoffsta" wrote: > Go Hetre and Stan's Tubeless if you want the best ride and zero concerns > about flats. > > > > On Monday, September 24, 2012 3:55:00 PM UTC-7, l

Re: [RBW] Re: 650b Marathing vs. 650b Soma Xpress

2012-09-24 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Mon, 2012-09-24 at 10:54 -0700, Christopher Miller Rosales wrote: > > However, I bet the Gran Bois Hetres will knock them both out of the > park for a great ride, at the cost of puncture resistance. You'd be surprised, I think: the Hetre, in my experience, gets remarkably few flats. -- Y