Originally Posted by
JonathanTeatime
Hi smashndash,
I'm really interested in your setup, opting for pretty much the same. (I have discs though.)
Some questions:
1. Do you have the tubeless version of the 26mm Specialized Turbo?
2. How wide does it measure on the 23mm internal rim? (Maybe a closeup of the rim-tire connection?)
3. How easy was fitting?
4. A bit unrelated, but how much was it extra to get internal nipples? (Guess they can't use a machine for trueing then.) Do you think they got it right?
/JT
1. Using the tubed clincher turbo pro, not S-Works.
2. I would say the tire sits very wide and squat. Not super tall. Tire width is around 29+mm, measured with a ruler at 60 psi. Higher than I would ever run probably but more in-line with what normal people run.
Top view, rim is obscured so maybe closer to 30mm?
3. Fitting was very easy with plastic levers. Probably doable with bare hands but I’ve been swapping tires too much to deal with that lol. but it’s a clincher so I can’t say anything about TL.
4. No upcharge for internal nipples but I made sure to ask for Sapim upside down nipples rather than the standard external nipples. Not sure what LB does if you say internal and don’t mention the upside down. Grooved graphene track has a $60, $30 per rim upcharge though. I’d say they got it right. I haven’t had any truing issues and I’ve jumped the bike a few times and slammed plenty of potholes. I’ll probably crack the rim before this thing goes out of true lol. I read somewhere they no longer use a machine for building any of their wheels because of the vast variety of wheels they build. So I wouldn’t worry too much about trueness. I was sure to get bladed spokes though because I’ve heard straight pull + round spokes = PITA