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Maxxis ADvantage Exo 2.1 - yay or nay?
given up with putting the LUST version on these rims as they are impossibly tight. Stans site isnt a great deal of help tbh.
I've got LUST (Crossmark) tyres on mine. Don't give up - they're tight but they go on and mine have been perfect since.
Search the forum and you'll find masses on here, it's been doen gazillions of times.
I hat to cut off an ADvantage that I got on with a tube, I never tried it tubeless.
The pre UST Schwalbe Rocket Ron's work well for me, Bontrager Mud X were fine, a friend said his Kenda Blue Groove went on easy.
Don't ride anything you couldn't get off and then back on (with a tube) trailside, else if you get a tyre slit that won't seal you're walking home.
Take a look at Specialized tyres. Really good - particularly the Ground Controls - and go on and off really easily. Not the best at holding air, but not as bad as some. Cheap compared to most too.
not my bike or i might persevere. Its a mates and he is mechanically challenged at the best of times and with his luck he will tear the sidewall first time out and these tyres dont come off
i got one mounted and popped up with a tube but the other one wouldnt mount, it was a struggle on a mormal rim and 48hrs at 50psi did nothing to stretch it out.
http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/maxxis-exo-tubeless
that answers my questions. tough sidewalls and easy up
So far, I've been very happy with the following on Crests with yellow tape and Stans fluid:
- Bonty MudX 2.0 (front and rear)
- Maxxis Minion standard SP Supertacky 2.35 (current front)
- Maxxis Larsen TT LUST 2.0 (current rear)
- Specialized Purgatory 2Bliss 2.2? (previous front, comes up very big)
All went on by hand (no levers) and seated with just a track pump and neat fairy.
I just put some Contintental Mountain King Racesport 29" onto a pair of crest rims last night, they went on by hand (tight but no levers) and come off OK with levers, and pumped up fine tubeless with a track pump. Just as an experiment I tried one with my small rucksack pump, and was amazed when that went up as well. Not ridden them yet though...