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OK one more time. the Rene HERSE TPU tube in the front tire is just sitting there laughing at all of this. Polished Metal stem...

This is the glue issue I'm having. Since gravel racing tires don't have reflective sidewalls, and I'm running disc brakes with the UB...

I broke down the tire today. No sealant leakage. The tube was deformed at the spoke holes next to the valve stem. 2 layers of plastic...

I always use metal automotive stem caps on Schraders. They seal with an O ring and you can hear a puff if the stem is leaking. Some for...

Looking at Sckwalbes site, they offer a heavy duty TPU tube for MTB with Schrader, and another with Presta that's apparently lighter...

Thanks for sharing that experience. I think I used Stan's Tubeless plastic rim tape because it's what I had at the time. So I might be...

I took a ride at 40psi today. It sharpened up the handling of the XC bike on pavement. 33psi was cushy but a little bouncy too. The...

I just found a quote from Jan Heine. "We developed 26″ tires in three different sizes because I wanted the 2.3″-wide Rat Trap Pass and...

I have no experience with tubeless conversions. But users with similar light weight tires complain that it takes up to 3 days for them...

Rene HERSE lists 2 pressures for fastest rolling with these tires 33# and 40#. I've been running 33# but if I use 40# I can probably get...

Caffelatex is very hard to clean up when dried. They sell a special solvent (which I don't have) so keep a rag handy if you decide to...

Latex inner tubes have been around forever. Daily air loss is a known issue. Delicate too. But comparable performance to tubeless...

SRAM halfpipe shifters can be found on Ebay (Attack, and Rocket versions for Shimano) if you want a really retro setup...

If you mean his tires- You could spend a lot more money, saving a lot less weight, in places where it won't do nearly as much good...

At 71yo I do tend to ignore the calendar as much as possible.