I'm building a new XC hardtail & have been trying to weigh up the benefits of UST, Stans notubes & regular tubes. If anyone has experience with either the UST...

Allow me to represent the retro point of view. A lot of my friends are going tubeless and Stans, and they do have advantages -- less weight and you can run...

I used to run sealants when I lived in Albuquerque. The only hole the sealants plugged up what the valve. I would get a flat and I wouldn't be able to put air...

The only thing that works in Arizona is sealant (slime). Thorns come in from all sides, so the Mr. Tuffy strips don't help. It doesn't seem to plug valves, so...

I don't think this web site will help your decision, but at least it's entertaining. ross http://www.yestubes.com/ ... Ross Cattelan 206.522.4870 3412 NW...

...or singlespeeding. =] --Davey ... From: markflint@... Shimano is phasing out rapid fire, but there will always be alternatives, like the SRAM...

I have one bike that has one disk brake, most are cantilevers. That probably says it all. Tubeless tires are in a distant future, far far away for me. Also,...

Don't forget about the prices on tubeless tires. This is what has held me back from trying them. Aaron ... From: Don Whitehead [mailto:don.whitehead@...] ...

Trevor, Are you really stressing over what equals to less than 1 ounce of weight? That's about the same as the coins on your pocket. I gladly buy the beefier...

I can now come clean & say I'd already decided against UST technology. However mountain biking is built on technological advancement. Before mountain bikes...

Speaking of inventions, a couple of guys here in Tucson have invented and are going to market a hub that allows you to add pressure to your tires as you ride....

That goes for just about any part of a mountain bike. The racer cenetered design culture is finally diminishing. I am not a freerider, but the freer ride...

Don't forget that its the job of marketing, and bike magazines, to sell stuff. If they can't create a perceived need, you might be happy riding the same...

Have any of you read Fast Food Nation? The fast food industry started this type of marketing. ... From: Don Whitehead [mailto:don.whitehead@...] Sent:...

Not sure what kind of fully you have access to. 24 lbs, sheesh! I guess if I went for the 16 spoke crack-o-matic wheels and the Syntace one year only stem...

I switched to Stan's because I got tired of pinch flatting, and Stan's is a cheap way to switch. I was happy with the switch until I got new rims (XC717's)....