Tubeless questions

I have a Foundry Auger which came with Velocity A23's.  Currently running with tubes.  I would like to make the move to tubeless.  So I have some questions.  Also keep in mind my weight is 195lbs.  I was looking at some stans and noticed some of the wheel sets had max rider weights listed.  Of course 95% of my riding is gravel.

1.  Can the A23's be converted to tubeless or would I be better off moving to something else?

2.  Currently have some Bontrager CX0's would this be a good tire to go with or would there be a better choice for tires?  

Thanks for the help.

I have CX0's setup tubeless with Stan's Iron Cross wheels on my Auger. They work great BUT you the wheels themselves have MAX pressure of 45 psi. \n \nI went to do a road ride with them at 60 psi. Front blew right off. I now never go above 40 psi. I'm also about 160lbs and for most gravel I have them set to 30-34 psi. \n

1.  Can the A23's be converted to tubeless or would I be better off moving to something else?

2.  Currently have some Bontrager CX0's would this be a good tire to go with or would there be a better choice for tires?  

Seely from Velocity USA here... I think I can answer both questions for you.

The current generation A23 is tubeless compatible. The easiest way to tell if yours are tubeless ready is to look at the web of the rim (the inside) and compare to this photo. The tubeless ready rim is on the top. You'll notice the more pronounced shoulders and deeper midsection:



What you'll need to do the conversion is our 21mm tape and valve kit (http://store.velocityusa.com/p/velotape-21mm?pp=12). You'll apply two layers of tape to each rim, and then install the valve as instructed. Usually if people have sealing issues, we find the valve wasn't tightened down quite enough so don't be afraid to crank it down pretty snug.

Now, as far as tires go, I wouldn't recommend running anything other than a true tubeless compatible tire. It seems that with higher volume mountain bike tires, you can get away with doing a "conversion" most of the time on a non-tubeless tire, but with the smaller volume, higher pressure cross tires, you're much more likely to see problems from our experience. 

Email me if you need any clarification or have any questions: seely [at] velocityusa [dot] com

Bones wrote:I have CX0's setup tubeless with Stan's Iron Cross wheels on my Auger. They work great BUT you the wheels themselves have MAX pressure of 45 psi. I went to do a road ride with them at 60 psi. Front blew right off. I now never go above 40 psi. I'm also about 160lbs and for most gravel I have them set to 30-34 psi.

I've run the CXO 38's tubeless with iron cross rim at 36f/38r with great results on mixed surface and I'm 155. Even at 195, I can't imagine you would ever want to run more than 45psi

I just converted my wife's and my road bikes to tubeless with a23 rims and Shwalbe Pro One tyres.

My $.02: I converted a a set of HED Tomcat wheels - an entry level wheel which came stock on my DB Haanjo Comp to tubeless using Maxxis Rambler 40mm TR tires, Stans 21mm tape and valves, and Orange Seal Endurance sealant. Even though the rims were not tubeless ready everything works great. I've been running these at 30/35 PSI front/back with no problems. I think that as long as you run wide tubeless ready tires, with good sealant and tape, at 40 PSI or less, you should be in good shape -- even at your body weight. Worth a try, before investing in new wheels.