Vetus Ossa wrote:Reading this topic viewtopic.php?f=5&t=120080&start=15 has prompted me to ask for advice on a niggling issue I have with my bike.
Due to poor health I now ride an ebike, no problem with that I am very happy doing so.
My bike is a 2017 Cube with 27.5 wheels as it’s a small frame.
I mostly ride on cycle tracks and on the road so pretty quickly ditched the tractor tyres that came with it and fitted Schwalbe Big Ben’s which suite my type of riding perfectly.
When I came to remove the original tyres it would be an understatement to say I had problems parting the bead from the rim, it was so difficult I considered asking the shop to do it for me, but as I don’t like to be beaten I persevered and eventually managed to fit the new tyres.
I should add I am 70 and not so strong these days.
Since riding on the Big Ben’s I have punctured once, and was lucky enough to be able to repair it in my garage as it was still as difficult to remove the tyre as previously.
The thought of puncturing away from home is a real concern, so much so I would really like to replace the rims with some none tubeless ready rims, so as to make the tyre removing process manageable.
I don’t want to get drawn into the tubeless vs tubed discussion except to say I don’t intend to use tubeless tyres.
Could anyone suggest suitable, reasonably priced rims for me please.
I would like to keep the spokes if possible to cut down on expense.
I am currently trying to find out the ERD of my rims, so I can replace them the easy way, but it’s not easy to measure in the bike is it.
My current rims are Alexrims EX23 and I can find no info on them.
You have tubeless rims to use tubeless tyres. If not, use clinchers.
Tubeless tyres have their place, clinchers have others, you have to make a decision: are you running very low pressure on very wide tyres? Or are you simply riding very wide tyres? Or do you often get punctures by thorns, small glass flints? Can you access the wheel easily, and clean the tyre/top-up the sealant if needs to?
If so, you should carry on with Tubeless tyres, otherwise the standard clinchers are more practical. But this means it was either a bad choice of the bike, or if no other option was available you will have to replace the rims.
The 27.5" is a Mtb size, so it's almost inevitable to be a tubeless rim, unless you find a suitable clincher rim in a size that is close to that, like 590.
Even tho, I don't see why you need to removethe tubeless tyre? The sealant will work to fix the puncture, if the hole is too big just use the "plug" that work very well indeed!
By the time the damage cannot be fixed by the sealant, nor by the plug, it has been a serious big cut that will leave you in trouble with Tubeless or clinchers alike.
In fact, what you can patch on a Tubeless tyre with the "plug" cannot be done with a clincher. Or course, we're talking of relatively knobbly tyres, not slick ones.