[Dubchedford]

I was wondeing if anyone has any experience converting the HED Ardennes over to tubeless using the Stans tape. I wasn't sure if the wider 23mm rim would cause any issues. Does anyone have any experience with this setup?

 

[sypher]

I was wondeing if anyone has any experience converting the HED Ardennes over to tubeless using the Stans tape. I wasn't sure if the wider 23mm rim would cause any issues. Does anyone have any experience with this setup?

I wrapped two layers of the 23mm tape and never, ever had a problem.

 

[Dubchedford]

Where did you find the 23mm tape? All I've been able to find is 21mm and 25mm.

 

[sypher]

21mm tape. My bad.
Mark

 

[Dubchedford]

Sypher, did you ever run the Ardennes with tubes? If so how does it compare now that you are running tubeless? I noticed a pretty significant increase in ride quality when I switched to the Ardennes from my old rims, and I'm wondering if gets even better with tubeless.

 

[sypher]

This may be a repost...but in short if you ride on pavement (not dirt roads) you'll love road tubeless. I ride on a lot of dirt, and started getting a lot of bad/messy flats. I'd rather deal with tubes than sealant.
In two years of riding on pavement I never got a flat (at about 77psi). Good luck