Originally Posted by
WhyFi
The biggest drawback to the Mavic tubeless system is that it doesn't necessarily play well with other tubeless products, so you're essentially locked in to their limited ecosystem (in addition, a lot of people are generally put off by their proprietary stuff which is harder to repair/replace).
To counter this, I recently built a set of wheels using Mavic Open Pro UST rims and 2 rounds of tubeless rim tape and I was able to mount my tyres (Maxxis Padrone) by hand without levers, and inflate them first time with a track pump. This is the way it should be. If Mavic UST rims are manufactured to reliably tight tolerances and tyre manufacturers make tyres to fit the Mavic UST standard then easier fitting tubeless tyres should become the norm. Hutchinson make a large range of road tubeless tyres including those that Mavic brand as their own, so it's not all that limited an ecosystem.