Stan's No-Tubes

[FSSS]

Anyone tried to convert regular tubes and rims to tubeless using Stan's No-Tubes?

MTBR.com reviews are mixed - if they didn't love it, they hated it.

Wondering if anyone has had success, or problems, with it.

[nigel]

Anyone tried to convert regular tubes and rims to tubeless using Stan's No-Tubes?

MTBR.com reviews are mixed - if they didn't love it, they hated it.

Wondering if anyone has had success, or problems, with it.
I know a few people that use it and love it....i for one say just regular tubeless. But Stans is a cheaper way to do it. Its not hard to do at all either, but sometimes your rim/tire combo wont work well. So for that id for sure ask on MTBR, i think "shiggy" prolly has the best tire chart out there, he'll know for sure what will work.

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[berrywise]

I personally don't use anything but Yes Tubes. I think they are well worth the money. Read the testimonials and you will believe.

http://www.yestubes.com/


-scott

[FSSS]

I personally don't use anything but Yes Tubes. I think they are well worth the money. Read the testimonials and you will believe.

http://www.yestubes.com/


-scott
Hilarious!! :crazy2:

Only $49.99! :crazy2: :crazy2:

[jzipfel]

I've been using Stan's for over two years now and I would say they are the best $55 you can spend on your bike. The rotating weight benefit over tubes or tubeless tires is great. You save about 100 grams of rotatting weight per wheel over tubes (this includes the rim strip and laytex) and save over 200 grams per wheel over tubless since both the rims and tires of tubless are heavier than tubed.

Also the ride is much improved, I ride a hardtail. The sidewalls are more more compliant since they don't have to fight the tube too. So it make my hardtail ride better, think a 1" soft tail.

Stan has always answered his phone and email when I have had questions so the support has been great too.

Mounting different tires has been a challenge sometimes. It really helps to have an air compressor or go to a gas station and put a shraeder adaptor on the presta valve. Stan does not recommend Fire XC but I mounted two sets with no problems. THe side walls do leak a lot untill the laytex fills them. I just mounted Specialized Roll-X , which he does recommend, and they were the biggest pain in the A$$. I finnaly put tubes in to get the side wall to form. After aboutn a week I took the tubes out and they mounted with no problem. Tires with stiffer sidewalls mount easier.

Finally, (I know I will jinx it but) I have never had a tire go down wile riding. 24hrs, CFTF, MNSCS, general riding.

Hope this helps.

[transplant]

I personally don't use anything but Yes Tubes. I think they are well worth the money. Read the testimonials and you will believe. -scott
I'm a believer. I'm going to overnight a case of them for Afton. It can't fail!

[Magic]

What is so special about the Yes Tubes? It looks like a standard tube to me. I guess I'm just missing it. Scott please fill me in on this, or anyone else. I guess I'm old fashion, give me a tube and rim and I'll be fine. Oh and a tire for all of you that will jump on that one.

[TML]

I guess I'm old fashion, give me a tube and rim and I'll be fine.
You've got it! That's the point of the yestubes site. It's taking a light hearted jab at tubeless and Stan's.

[Magic]

Thanks Troy, I'm a little slow on the uptake today. But I'm with the program now.:scream:

[nigel]

There is also the "eclipse" methond of no-tubes, supposed to be a better system, but i know nobody thats ever used that one.

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[soupboy]

...I wouldn't waste my time and money on it. You either love this system or hate it. Check out much longer and detailed discussions on MTBR regarding this system.

I do think anyone running a UST set-up should use his sealant, but I think the conversion is overrated and a major PITA to resolve when it fails mid-ride, far away from your base of operations. Sure, you can put a YesTube in (and I did, several times too many) but you have to deal with resultant Stan's Man Sauce that jizms out of your tires.

Also, only certain rim/tire combos truly "play nice" with this system. So you're right back to being limited in that arena.

YesTubes simply work and don't involve messy installs, fatal (to your ride) failures or drilling into otherwise perfectly good rims. I'd recommend to anyone to avoid the conversion and make the jump to UST when next you need to replace a wheelset if you have a turgid member for the tubeless revolution.

Sean