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If you are into mountain biking, you have most likely heard of tubeless tires, which require no inner tubes and seal directly onto the bicycle wheel rim. The tire itself is filled with air like a car tire. Many mountain bikers are now running these tubeless tire systems, which have advantages and disadvantages. Will going tubeless make you a better rider? It depends...
Time to toss out your tubes?
If you are frustrated with the amount of pinch flats you are getting and want an option that will allow you to run low tire pressure without the risk of pinch flats, tubeless may be the way to go. However, even though tubeless tires do not get pinch flats, they are still susceptible to puncture flats.
The major advantage of running tubeless tires is that they can be run on less air pressure than tubed tires without the risk of getting a pinch flat. Being able to run less air pressure in your tires allows a larger area of the tire to have contact with the ground, which means better traction and control, especially on loose or wet trail conditions and sidehills.
Tubeless tires are not lighter than tubed tires, in spite of some manufacturer's claims. The reason for this is because the sidewalls need to be thicker and heavier than their tubed counterparts since there is no tube to support the tire.
Installing Tubeless Tires
Tubeless tires are more difficult to install than traditional tubed tires because an air compressor is needed to seal the tire to the rim. Because of this, you still have to bring a tube and pump on the trail for an emergency fix in case of a flat.
In order to install tubeless tires, the surface of the rim and tire must be clean. Manufacturers do not recommend using tire levers with tubeless tires. Instead, you are supposed to rub soapy water over the bead and manipulate the tire onto the rim. Then, overinflate the tire with a compressor to ensure a good seal is formed. Once it is sealed, let out air to the desired pressure.
Universal Standard for Tubeless (UST)
UST (Universal Standard for Tubeless) refers to certain standards that companies follow when they manufacture tubeless wheels, rims, and tires. For example, UST tires have thicker sidewalls and beefier beads than tubed tires. Since the tires are heavier, going tubeless does not necessarily mean going lighter.
UST rims are different from regular rims because they do not have holes for the air to leak out and they have a sealed valve stem. They also have deeper ridges to allow the more sturdy bead of a UST tire to have an airtight seal.
Converting your Tubed System to Tubeless
A less expensive option than using a UST system is to convert an existing tubed system to tubeless by using a standard tire, a rim strip, and a latex sealant such as Stan's No Tubes. The rim strip seals off the spoke bed and has a valve that sticks out through the valve hole.
Standard tires are generally lighter than UST tires, but they can be damaged more easily because they do not have the reinforced sidewalls that come standard with UST tires. If converting a tubed tire to tubeless, make sure to use one with a thicker sidewall to prevent cuts and tears and provide enough support.
Mary Blomquist is a mountain biking enthusiast who lives in Colorado and is the founder of http://www.mountain-bike-buzz.com/, a site that is full of information and tips for mountain bikers.
For more tips and information on mountain bike tires and tubes, please visit http://www.mountain-bike-buzz.com/mountain-bike-tires.html
Customize Your Classic Car - Paint Your Own Rims
Paint your own Rims? Who would have thought something previously done by professionals could be done in your own home.
While, the concept of painting your own rims has been around a few years now, many questions pop up of how to do it and I thought I would share my own experiences with painting my Integra stock rims. I have read up many examples of how to do this, but my first time trying was this year when I chose to refinish my winter rims. I was quite please with the outcome.
First, what the hell do you need to paint your rims? Paint of course 
This is where Duplicolor comes in with their wheel paint. They offer paint colors to match your style coming in white, gunmetal, classic silver and bronze as well. I chose to do mine in gunmetal leaving my lip the stock polished style look. So here are your options:
So you chose your color, bought your paint and are semi-ready. First, you need to sand down your rims. Why? This gives the surface a rough texture so the paint has something to adhere to. Reference the article to polish your rims on how sanding of the rims works. The only difference with this is how far you want to go. In my case, being winter rims painted I chose not to go through the process of stripping the paint on the rims completely. I simply sanded down the surface with 300 grit sandpaper ensuring to make everything sanded equally. This gives the rough surface required for the paint to adhere, and as long as your rims had no damage it should be good enough.
Your rims are sanded; you have your paint and now are ready. First, make sure you clean all sanding dust off the rims and ensure a totally clean surface so the paint will stick and not flake off after your first drive out with your newly painted rims!!! Here are my rims washed and ready to completely dry before painting:
My rims are masked off with newspaper and masking tape. Of course you want to do this so you don't turn your tires into the color you are painting. I don't want gunmetal painted tires. Also if you look close enough, you will know that the lip has been masked off as well. So I carefully applied the masking tape on the lip to protect it from being painted as well. Also, you know the little thing you pump your air into, mask that off as well unless you want that to have a color change as well
The rims are dry, you have masked off what you don't want painted and now you are ready. Put some newspaper on the ground and place the rim on top of the newspaper. You don't want to paint the concrete underneath the rim so keep it clean with the newspaper.
Now apply your first coat of paint. Let the paint dry well and next day admire your handiwork and results.
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How to install rim strips on track bike wheels?
I have a pair of Velocity B43 rims that didn't come with rim strips on them. How do I put them on? Also, what size should I look for when buying the tape?
These are the rims:
http://www.velocitywheels.com/default.asp?contentID=627
Thanks!
Rim tape is not very expensive, take your wheel to the local bike shop and get the right size Velox rim tape. Looks like 16 mm will work.
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