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Seeking 26 inch rims/wheels, that are tubeless ready AND rim brake compatible
Dunroving:
Looking for the above (in the UK) and drawing a complete blank. I have been unable to either (a) locate a set of 32h rims in order to build a set of wheels, or (b) even find an already-built set of wheels that are tubeless and rim brake compatible. I find either they are rim brake compatible but not tubeless ready/tubeless compatible or they are tubeless ready/tubeless compatible but not rim brake compatible.
Have already tried hacking a tubeless set-up on the current rims and it's not sufficiently reliable. Can anyone suggest a source of such wheels, or know of a wheel/rim make and model that meets the above needs?
WorldTourer:
Tubeless tires became popular for a generation that had already moved from rim brakes to disc brakes. And high-end rim-brake rims in general are slowly being discontinued by manufacturers. I wouldn’t be surprised if what you are looking for simply doesn’t exist.
martinf:
I had a look at the Ryde manufacturer's website, 5 rims in their catalogue for 26" (559) and rim brakes but none are tubeless compatible.
So I reckon WorldTourer is probably right and the rim brake/tubeless combination either doesn't exist in 26" or is extremely rare and difficult to find.
Even in the now more popular 700C (622) size there is only one Ryde rim that is both rim brake and tubeless ready - the Edge R 25 os.
And nothing with the rim brake/tubeless combination in their catalogue for the revived 650B (now called 27.5") 584 size
brummie:
Do you get many punctures? I run tubeless on my MTB, but ride daily on a mixture of roads and bridleways on traditional tyres and inner tubes and rarely get any flats. Maybe I'm lucky? Mostly use Panaracer Tourguards and lighter Continental Speed Contacts for all but winter duties.
PH:
Previous thread with a couple of suggestions
http://thorncyclesforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=14646.msg111869#msg111869
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