Tubeless rims?
Had two more pinch flats on my clinchers last couple of weeks, I am going total tubeless. I already had a set built up with the Stan's Alpha 340 with American Classic/PowerTap hubs. They are pretty good but a bit flexy for my taste. So I am looking to build another set and am looking for different rim options. I am 160lb (+/-5) and decidedly not a sprinter. I will build this set on a kind of budget (using Novatec hubs for BDop, CX-ray spokes and brass nipples). The thing about tubeless is that there are no industry standards. So you have rims from "tubeless-ready" to "tubeless-friendly" to "tubeless compatible" to "you could run them tubeless if...".
I did some research and from what I read, here are the rim options in addition to the Stan's:
- Pacenti 23SL (tubeless ready)
- H Plus Son Archetype (tubeless friendly?)
- HED C2+ (tubeless compatible - what does that mean?)
- Velocity A23 (tubeless ready)
- Kinlin XR270 (maybe?)
Does anyone have any experience/comments about these or other rims?