I mounted my new Nano 40 tubeless tires on some ROL MTB29 wheels for my Salsa Gen2 Fargo yesterday and thought I would give my first impressions. These replaced Clement 40 X'plor tires that I had been running with tubes. The tires mounted fairly easy and held air very well right from the start with a couple of ounces of Stan's. The tires are rated for 35-65 PSI so I pumped them up to 50 psi and took a quick gravel ride of 3 miles. They rolled nicely on the hardpack and I intentionally hit the loose road edges and they did surprisingly well. It snowed about 3 inches last night so I took them out on a 30 mile ride this morning with a wide variety of terrain. I felt very confident on a snow packed road and then ran them through an area where no traffic had been and drifts of 6-8 inches. They kept straight and I never lost traction. They also held their grip well on snowpacked slick 6-8% grade climbs and descents on the dirt road through Castlewood Canyon south of Denver. When the road leveled out they felt very fast on a combination of frozen gravel and snowpack. I was surprised Strava confirmed I had some of my fasted segments ever despite being a little cautious due to the conditions. I haven't had a chance to do a long ride on dry gravel and I suspect they may not be as fast as the Clements on hardpack or pavement. I think they will be a much more stable tire in loose gravel and on any B Road or singletrack you encounter. The lower air pressure also takes the edge off the washboard roads I must deal with. At the end of the ride today the pressure was at 40 psi, probably due to a little loss of air overnight due to the tires not fully seated and the fact I set the pressure yesterday in a warm house and I checked them again at the end of the ride at 24 degrees. I run tubeless on my road and mountain bikes and it's good to now have a 40mm tubeless option as well for gravel.
I am presently running WTB NANO'S 700x40c Race on my repurposed MTB build carbon Light-Bicycle 30outside 23.7inside and they fit great on the rims. The sidewall is almost flush with the outside, bulging about a mm. When I purchased these the tubeless wasn't available. Since I too run tubeless MTB and Road, I trimmed the WTB bead seams of their excess and am also running them tubeless. No Problems. I too like the grip I get. I'll be at the Land Run 100 this weekend if anyone is curious. Can't miss me, I also wear pink kits. Enjoy!!