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Tubeless install was reasonably straightforward, I heard the Maxxis Ramblers were a bit difficult to put on but they went straight on with only a spray of soapy water, the bead was seated with only a few hits from a track pump. The hardest bit was getting the tubeless tape airtight, I had to retape the front wheel as it just would not seal without sealant.
The funny thing I noticed (and I had read about this) is that the tyre bead dropped the wheel tension by a significant amount... about 20-25kgf so I had to re tension them. In the end the front wheel got to about 110kgf average and the drive side was about 90% of the more dished non-drive. The rear wheel was up to 120kgf with the non-drive at about 60% which is not too bad for an 11-speed wheel. No doubt that the asymmetric profile of the BOR rims help a bit in this regard. I'm really glad I got the tension meter! I had no idea until I bought it but park has an online tool to help visualise and tension the wheel.
Few more pics and words here http://smutpedaller.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/bish-bash-bosh-part-4-building-wheels.html