Old 03-26-07, 03:49 PM
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I'd be interested in trying Stan's tubeless conversion system, but it appears that these systems are very rim specific. I checked out notubes.com and it doesn't display any kit for the wheels I use (Open Pros and Velocity Aerohead and Aerohead OCs). These rims measure 20mm/19mm. The narrowest rim listed for the tubeless system is a 21.5mm.
Just call them up and ask. Usually I use one of the 26" rim strips with narrow road rims, the stretch to fit.
You also might have to put a layer of velox or packing tape under stan's rim strip to fill in the deep section enough so that the rim strip seats evenly against either side of the rim's bead.
It's nice to be able to try out a few different strips to see what will work best, but unfortunately most shops don't stock a good selection of Stan's rim strips. I know the owner of the shop uses open pors so I'll take a look for you tomorrow and see if I can find out which rim strip he used, and if any other modifications were necessary.

BTW you'll get the best results using a Serfas brand wire bead tire.
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