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Rick Draper
Joined: 28 Feb 2009
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Location: Macclesfield you will never leave
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 Posted Wed Nov 4, 2009 12:56 pm |
If people had the option of a DT EX500 and a Stans NoTubes ZTR Flow what would you go for? At the moment i roll on tubed kenda Nevegals and dont seem to suffer punctures as it is. Will i see any real advantage of the Stans rims?
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Rick Draper
Joined: 28 Feb 2009
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Location: Macclesfield you will never leave
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Posted Wed Nov 4, 2009 5:29 pm |
Anyone?
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supersonicLives Here
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Rick Draper
Joined: 28 Feb 2009
Posts: 199
Location: Macclesfield you will never leave
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Posted Wed Nov 4, 2009 7:36 pm |
Stans flow and dt 500 are the same price with hope hoops.
Santa Cruz Blur LT2 2010,
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RealMan
Joined: 29 Jun 2009
Posts: 1195
Location: Manville
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Posted Wed Nov 4, 2009 8:01 pm |
Stan's rims are very good, love my 355s.
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maddog 2
Joined: 03 Jun 2004
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Location: Lancaster
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Posted Wed Nov 4, 2009 9:18 pm |
Stans and tubeless
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BlackSpur
Joined: 14 Nov 2007
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Location: Grantham, Lincs
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Posted Wed Nov 4, 2009 9:38 pm |
if it's the same price, definitely Stans
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Rick Draper
Joined: 28 Feb 2009
Posts: 199
Location: Macclesfield you will never leave
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Posted Wed Nov 4, 2009 10:02 pm |
Stans are highly thought of then.
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Andy
Joined: 10 Oct 2005
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Posted Wed Nov 4, 2009 10:06 pm |
I have Olympics on my latest wheelset and love them. Light and Strong. If the Flow rim is anything like that, go for those.
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Barteos
Joined: 18 May 2009
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bike husband
Joined: 25 Feb 2009
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Location: Dunmow
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Posted Wed Nov 4, 2009 11:41 pm |
Not used the dt but I run Hope pro3 with stan ztr355 and I love them [running tubeless] just about to order some more for my spare XC bike thats how good I think they are.But I do only use them for XC.If you are a heavier rider or ride slightly harder hitting trails i understand Flows would be better
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Rick Draper
Joined: 28 Feb 2009
Posts: 199
Location: Macclesfield you will never leave
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 12:03 am |
Can only get flows on the AM4 wheel set. Unless i go for pro2 hubs. Not really sure but i need the option of the 20mm through axle on the front.
Santa Cruz Blur LT2 2010,
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HandjobDan
Joined: 30 Nov 2008
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 9:33 am |
Pro 2 and Pro 3 AM4 come with 20mm hub kits if bought from www.wheelpro.co.uk, the stans sets also will come pre valved and rimstrips installed to go tubeless for free (£15 saving on buying seperately elswhere.
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grumsta
Joined: 28 Jan 2008
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:02 am |
| Quote: | The Mavic XM819 is a lighter, but narrower option too for UST.
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They're almost exactly the same weight, but Flows are quite a bit wider. Not ridden on my flows yet but they were incredibly easy to inflate tubelessly - even with non-UST tyres.
Not sure if you would see a huge benefit from tubeless if you don't get many punctures - I used to get the all the time and it's never a problem now. You can get away with lower pressures and get more grip with tubeless though.
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Rick Draper
Joined: 28 Feb 2009
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Location: Macclesfield you will never leave
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Rick Draper
Joined: 28 Feb 2009
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Location: Macclesfield you will never leave
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Posted Sun Nov 8, 2009 1:50 pm |
Would people not worry at all about the flow rim not having eyelets for the spoke nipples? Just seems like a bit of a backward step? This area is making me lean towards the DT swiss ex500.
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nicklouseLives Here
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Rick Draper
Joined: 28 Feb 2009
Posts: 199
Location: Macclesfield you will never leave
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Posted Sun Nov 8, 2009 2:28 pm |
| nicklouse wrote: | | as the inner rim floor is solid you can not fit eyelets. |
Thanks nick for that info.
What would you personally go for? and would the fact it does not run eyelets put you off?
Not sure i will ever move over to tubeless either.
Santa Cruz Blur LT2 2010,
Merlin Malt 4,
GT Zaskar 1997. |
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