I've been away from MTBing for a while....alot has changed.
Just returned from 4 weeks in the USA and was on a MTB the whole time, needless to say, I am back in the game and new Full Sus bike arrived on my doorstep yesterday -
Rims are Shimano XT and attached are Maxxis UST tires.
I have a few questions for those in the know:-
1) Can I assume there is no sealant in the tire? (Bought from a store new) - If so, should I inject sealant? which Type / Brand and how is this done safely and securely?
2) Stans set up - I have been doing a bit reading on this last night - can I assume that you can run Stans on any rim and with any MTB tire? Would you run a Stans Kit on my setup, or change the tire out from a UST specific tire?
3) What are the advantages of the Stans setup over the UST? - Cheaper, Lighter, more range of tires available??
OK, sorry for all the Newbie Questions, just wanna get this right.
OH - I have a 12 Hr teams race this coming w/e - I will have to run my current wheel tire setup and will look into sealant as an option as well, what sort of tire pressure should I be running for this setup? I am 68kgs, Full Sus bike, terrain will be wet, muddy, roots & rocks.....Typical NZ winter conditions.
Hey - thanks for any help and advice offered.
Just returned from 4 weeks in the USA and was on a MTB the whole time, needless to say, I am back in the game and new Full Sus bike arrived on my doorstep yesterday -
Rims are Shimano XT and attached are Maxxis UST tires.
I have a few questions for those in the know:-
1) Can I assume there is no sealant in the tire? (Bought from a store new) - If so, should I inject sealant? which Type / Brand and how is this done safely and securely?
2) Stans set up - I have been doing a bit reading on this last night - can I assume that you can run Stans on any rim and with any MTB tire? Would you run a Stans Kit on my setup, or change the tire out from a UST specific tire?
3) What are the advantages of the Stans setup over the UST? - Cheaper, Lighter, more range of tires available??
OK, sorry for all the Newbie Questions, just wanna get this right.
OH - I have a 12 Hr teams race this coming w/e - I will have to run my current wheel tire setup and will look into sealant as an option as well, what sort of tire pressure should I be running for this setup? I am 68kgs, Full Sus bike, terrain will be wet, muddy, roots & rocks.....Typical NZ winter conditions.
Hey - thanks for any help and advice offered.