[NMCycling] Road tubeless

Fri Jun 27 12:37:26 MDT 2014

curious what rim you have those intensives on that it measured 23.8 mm?

mine are on stans alphas and they measure a 0.97-0.98 (~24.7mm) near as 
i can get with my calipers.

only complaint with the intensives is that they take too long to wear 
out.  i have a set of the sectors i have been waiting to put on after 
the intensives are done and i can't wear the dang things out.

bought a set of intensives in may 2011 and then another set in late 2012 
when i thought the 1st set was about done.  but, no, they just keep 
going.  finally wore one out and got a bad enough glass cut that i 
couldn't repair the other one.

still waiting for the final two to quit.  that glass cut is the only 
flat i have had in 4+ years of riding this system.

fwiw i ride these tires lower than typically recommended (55 front, 
70-75 rear) and find the ride to be pretty nice although i am sure it is 
not as nice as the 28mm sector and probably more sluggish than at higher 
pressure but the corner amazing.  hit a 1" or more thick steel plate 
when i was coming down rabbit ears pass at something close to 50mph.  
didn't see it until the last minute, no time to unweight, slammed it 
with those tires and alpha rims and no pinch flat, no rim damage, no 
tire damage.  they paid themselves off in that instant.

On 6/27/2014 10:37 AM, Tapley, George L via Bike-racers wrote:
>
> I also run the Hutchinson Sector 28's.  They are my go to tire now.  
> Very light at 280 grams for the tire.  Not a harsh riding but very 
> comfortable tire and they handle amazing.  Mounted on Easton rims the 
> tires only measured to 26.5mm. Mounted on a Stan's Alpha rim they 
> plumped up to 28.7mm, I thought they handled good on the skinnier 
> Easton rim.  To my surprise they handled better and felt more 
> comfortable on the Stan's rim.
>
> The Hutchinson Intensive was a promising tire, at 25 mm. Overall it 
> was a very harsh riding tire than measured at 23.4mm.  They did last a 
> long time though.  The Fusion tires are also very narrow and harsh 
> riding.  The casings on the Intensives and the Fusions seems much 
> stiffer than that on the Sector.
>
> Some friends have been riding the IRC tubeless tires in both the 23mm 
> and 25mm widths and they have a very good ride.  The 25 was more like 
> a 27mm tire.
>
> Sure do wish that there would be some offerings to come out of 
> Michelin or Continental.  Just to see how they compare.
>
> George T.
>
> *From:*Bike-racers [mailto:bike-racers-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] *On 
> Behalf Of *Philip B Simpson via Bike-racers
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 26, 2014 5:25 PM
> *To:* Patrick R. Holland
> *Cc:* racers
> *Subject:* Re: [NMCycling] Road tubeless
>
> I really like the Hutchinson Intensive Tubeless, I think they are all 
> 25mm. Fusion 3s are a little softer and racier.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On Jun 26, 2014, at 4:54 PM, "Patrick R. Holland via Bike-racers" 
> <bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com <mailto:bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com>> 
> wrote:
>
>     I have the Hutchinson Sector 28's on my cross bike for road and
>     gravel and running at 75 psi.  The are great for rough roads,
>     gravel, etc., but if you are concerned about going fast on nice
>     pavement, I would probably be looking at 23 or 25 instead.  The 28
>     is nice, but you give up a bit in aerodynamics and rotational
>     weight is noticable.
>
>     Here is a good online review:
>     http://www.bikeradar.com/us/road/gear/category/components/tyres/road/product/review-hutchinson-sector-28-48424/
>
>     Patrick
>
>     *From: *Michael Smith via Bike-racers
>     <bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com <mailto:bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com>>
>     *Reply-To: *Michael Smith <schmittypods at gmail.com
>     <mailto:schmittypods at gmail.com>>
>     *Date: *Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 4:12 PM
>     *To: *racers <bike-racers at swcp.com <mailto:bike-racers at swcp.com>>
>     *Subject: *[NMCycling] Road tubeless
>
>     Hi all,
>
>     I am sorry to bother the list and revisit this but can one of you
>     road tubeless folks give me a brief  rundown of what works and
>     what doesn't. I saw Hutchinson has a 28c tire which is intriguing.
>     Again, I apologize and will pay attention the first time next time.
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     Schmitty 238-7893
>
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