Tijs' Crust ↯

The rear tyre went on very easily. Granted, one side was still seated. Still, it only took a floor pump to get the other side seated (even with the puncture from the previous day releasing precious air).

Then I ran out of sealant, and my favourite shop is closed until January the second. So the front will have to wait.

De-anodised valve stem nut.

Old school Pacenti logo. Lovely rims.

The tubeless setup was done outside. Don't want to spray sealant all over the carpet of the apartment.

If you don't want to wait till next year, you could follow this video, worked for me (Panaracer GK on DT Swiss 411 + simple floor pump):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rkbkjNvPdk

The lack of sealant is the problem, haven't tried seating the front tyre yet!

Thanks for the tip though. I'm sure the front won't be as easy as the rear.

Oh! Missed the missing sealant, sorry.

The bike looks lovely with the guards. I'm really still considering one.

Do you reckon it's still sub 10kg with them fitted?

Do you reckon it's still sub 10kg with them fitted?

Not a chance! Just weighed it. Currently with the leather saddle and guards, it sits at 11kg clean.

Thanks for the heads up on cheap 650b 42mm tyres, I've stocked up 👍

Its a shame they need a 150Euro minimum order for the UK :(

You can order together! That’s only 16 ⅔ GravelKings. ;)

I had a friend post 5 of these as a gift, shipping was £20. Kinda worth it given how there's no affordable slick 650b 42s in the uk for some reason.

650b is dead!

Was this before brexit tho?

Nah, just a month or two ago.

:(( I don't want to live in a world where I can't outsource my personality to my wheel/tyre choice

Saw a video about a guy not being able to find any 650b tubes while he was doing PBP. Make of that what you will.

26” tubes work fine. I used to use them back in 2008 when pacenti tyres were available in 650b, but tubes weren’t a thing yet.

Yeah I also started using 26 tubes, works super well. Sjs had some discounted ones that are super lightweight, fwiw.
@Tijs do you mean during the ride, in shops, because that wouldn't surprise me much, or in an online/lbs? The latter would be weird but probably due to everyone going tubeless, not 650b dying. I sincerely hope.

Also this is a really nice weight, I wouldn't be surprised my fixed bike weighed more

I'm sure the front won't be as easy as the rear.

I was wrong! Front is now also tubeless.

The trick I used was to first seat the tyre fully by inflating it with an inner tube. Then remove the inner tube while making sure one side of the tyre remains seated. And finally use a floor pump so save your life.

do you mean during the ride, in shops, because that wouldn't surprise me much, or in an online/lbs?

At shops along the way. I guess even the French don’t believe in 650b!

Also this is a really nice weight

I’m pretty pleased. Not that I was aiming for low weight, but it’s a nice bonus. Rides really smoothly.

Some completely unnecessary and potentially garish skewers. Every day I stray further away from God Shimano.

Snapped one and bent another one by manual torquing. Cheese steel.
The BBB ones are much better from experience and friend advice.

Shimanos are much better

Ftfy

They don't come with springs?! That is indeed odd, all bolt on allen key skewers I got were with springs..

Have/had a couple of pairs of them and never damaged or snapped one. YMMV.