I recently bought a Cervélo S5. It’s a great bike, heaps of fun, second hand from some elite triathlete. He’d popped his training rims on it on selling, Giant PA-2. I know I’ll have to replace the rims to make the most of the bike etc., but cossie lives.
Anyway I popped a flat the other day. I’m replacing the tube. Got me thinking, can I run these tubeless?
For reference
– I’ve tried googling: inconclusive
– Living regionally with no local bike store nearby
by bipedal_sofaexplorer
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Those do not have any indication they are tubeless compatible. You can make anything tubeless by using the correct tape, but you will not have the secure bead lock of true tubeless rim design.
At the least, not with that rimstrip!
Can you run it tubeless, maybe. Is it worth the risk? For you to decide.
Throw your coin at a set of decent rims if a tubeless setup is what you want, not at a medical bill. The benefits of tubeless do not outweigh the dangers of a blowout at speed on a bogus setup.
Technically it should be possible, by replacing the rim tape, the valve and the tire, and dont forget a new pump.
In practice tubeless on road bikes makes no sence at all.
If it’s not indicated on the rim and you can’t verify online I wouldn’t do it.
You ever seen a tire blow off a non tubeless rim in someone’s face? Or any tire really. It’ll make you think twice about it. And that’s a better outcome than it blowing off the rim while riding.
If it’s indicated on the rim’s specifications, then it can. Otherwise, don’t try. You may end up having a broken rimset.
Road tubeless: no joke.
If the rim decal specify it’s tubeless ready -> go for it!
If not -> Please stick with tube, or try to get a used/ new pair of Giant PR-2 (stock on many models from MY2019 and later) PR-2 can runs tubeless, you might be lucky to score a pair with tubeless tape already on!