Thanks! Yes that's a Whisky.
This post makes me warm and fuzzy.
Awesome, I just converted my ibis to a 1x10 drivetrain, I didn't put the 42 on the back as I noticed that the 32 up front with the 36 in the back is plenty at least for me and where I ride. Hope you like it!
I have some crappy Alex TD20's on my hardtail that I ran with the split 26" tube method. Worked great for months. I don't ride really hard so I don't know how it would hold under agressive cornering. Only reason I mention this is because you're making the inner width a tad smaller because of the tube thickness, but the rubber on rubber seal is nice. My rear actually held air with just a track pump and no sealant, but of course put it in. Just make sure to wash the powder from the inside of the tube after you cut it down the length.
Thanks. I had considered this, converting the spec rims seemed like the better option. In theory its an upgrade, who doesn't like upgrades?!?
What are running up front?Now that the singlespeed is getting back into the rotation,
I figured it needed some attention.
First stop: Grips.
For my money, you can't beat some Rogues.
Next up, a joint present to both my bike and my knees: a 20T cog,
and a chain while we're doing things
That's after the chain was already dirty, but you get the idea.
So all is going well, except it's still set up tubed.
That's no good, because I'm either pinch-flatting and getting mocked by Jimmy Soundz,
or I'm running ridiculously high pressure.
So I tried ghetto tubelessing the stock wheels (Alex DH19) using the Gorilla tape method,
and had zero confidence in the result.
Maybe a second wrap of tape would have worked out,
but I don't love the narrow profile for tubelessness.
So I worked with a pair of Spec Stout-SL wheels I had in the parts bin.
On paper, they are more likely to agree to be tubeless.
So I set up the rear wheel tubeless as the guinea pig.
If it holds, maybe then I'll do the front.
The wheel was a 10-sp QR hub, but Dan at Tenafly quick swapped this out for a bolt on axle.
Then I added the spacer kit to hold it all in place.
So I'm hoping the trails don't get too wet so I can do the shakedown ride tomorrow,
otherwise it's trial by fire at Jungle on Sunday.
Thanks @jimvreeland
Up front is a 2bliss spec butcher 2.3, currently tubed compressing a double wrap of g-tape. The front I can run lower psi on, so I'm less concerned about converting that.
Now that the singlespeed is getting back into the rotation,
I figured it needed some attention.
First stop: Grips.
For my money, you can't beat some Rogues.
Next up, a joint present to both my bike and my knees: a 20T cog,
and a chain while we're doing things
That's after the chain was already dirty, but you get the idea.
So all is going well, except it's still set up tubed.
That's no good, because I'm either pinch-flatting and getting mocked by Jimmy Soundz,
or I'm running ridiculously high pressure.
So I tried ghetto tubelessing the stock wheels (Alex DH19) using the Gorilla tape method,
and had zero confidence in the result.
Maybe a second wrap of tape would have worked out,
but I don't love the narrow profile for tubelessness.
So I worked with a pair of Spec Stout-SL wheels I had in the parts bin.
On paper, they are more likely to agree to be tubeless.
So I set up the rear wheel tubeless as the guinea pig.
If it holds, maybe then I'll do the front.
The wheel was a 10-sp QR hub, but Dan at Tenafly quick swapped this out for a bolt on axle.
Then I added the spacer kit to hold it all in place.
So I'm hoping the trails don't get too wet so I can do the shakedown ride tomorrow,
otherwise it's trial by fire at Jungle on Sunday.
Thanks @jimvreeland
