Fogerson
Former Resident Nerd
Soup
Well, me thinks this will be the final installment of the Conti Mtn King tubeless experiment.
'Have more time on 'em and I can say the setup works.
They continue to loose a little bit of air...about 5-ish psi/week. Both front and rear are remarkably consistent in this regard, so no big deal.
I've found I like the way the SIR9 handles @ 33-35 psi and I don't care for the feel at lower pressures. Lateral grip and handling seems more predictible at around 35 psi. Then again, I didn't care for sub 30 psi pressures on my 5-spot w/real UST rims (Mavic 819) and real UST tires (XC Fire Pro UST), either...so I can't really say whether it is just my tastes or something with the Conti's.
I've hit the rock gardens @ Mahlon slow 'n easy and hard 'n fast. 'Banged off rocks to the left and to the right...even hit some rocks so "wrong" that I've pitched myself over the bars. Not a single burp from the Conti's.
And, as I said earlier, the lighter weight is noticible and the bike rides as well w/35 psi & tubeless as it did with 30 psi & tubes.
My only bitch about this setup is a general bitch I have about the Mtn Kings; the rear seems to wear pretty fast.
'Guess that's it. For those of you who've been wondering about running your 29er Mtn Kings tubeless on your C29SSMax wheels, I say go for it if you're itchin' to do it...I don't antcipate anything bad and probably only good from it. But, as always, YMMV so if the MK burps on a nasty down hill and you end up in traction, it's your fault...but I'll send you flowers
Well, me thinks this will be the final installment of the Conti Mtn King tubeless experiment.
'Have more time on 'em and I can say the setup works.
They continue to loose a little bit of air...about 5-ish psi/week. Both front and rear are remarkably consistent in this regard, so no big deal.
I've found I like the way the SIR9 handles @ 33-35 psi and I don't care for the feel at lower pressures. Lateral grip and handling seems more predictible at around 35 psi. Then again, I didn't care for sub 30 psi pressures on my 5-spot w/real UST rims (Mavic 819) and real UST tires (XC Fire Pro UST), either...so I can't really say whether it is just my tastes or something with the Conti's.
I've hit the rock gardens @ Mahlon slow 'n easy and hard 'n fast. 'Banged off rocks to the left and to the right...even hit some rocks so "wrong" that I've pitched myself over the bars. Not a single burp from the Conti's.
And, as I said earlier, the lighter weight is noticible and the bike rides as well w/35 psi & tubeless as it did with 30 psi & tubes.
My only bitch about this setup is a general bitch I have about the Mtn Kings; the rear seems to wear pretty fast.
'Guess that's it. For those of you who've been wondering about running your 29er Mtn Kings tubeless on your C29SSMax wheels, I say go for it if you're itchin' to do it...I don't antcipate anything bad and probably only good from it. But, as always, YMMV so if the MK burps on a nasty down hill and you end up in traction, it's your fault...but I'll send you flowers
