Not Fat, Just big tyred...

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FLV
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Not Fat, Just big tyred...

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Dually rims came in so i finally got round to knocking the wheels up.


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Travers Prong fork up front with a 15mm axle.

Rear is a hope SS with dually rim and a 2.3 Spesh Ground control tyre. Spesh tyres are pretty good at being accurate for size on normal rims and on the 45mm velocity they look really nice. I wouldnt want to go much bigger in the el mariachi frame. I was trying to inflate a non tubeless ardent 2.4 but it was being a pig and I didnt know if it would fit anyway so I stuck the GC on and it popped straight up tubless.

The front has a Knard 120tpi on. I got it to go up tubeless but it took 15-20 mins of faff and needed the old soapy water trick for the rim. Even then, at 10ish psi it needed a few horizontal spins on the floor before it would seal a bit higher (I like to leave inital tubless seals higher for a few hours to seal up).

For those that care, both rims have a single central electrical tape wrap and a single 25mm strip of stans yellow. Stans valves too. They've been up about 3 hours now and are holding fine but not been ridden yet.

Final fact.... 25.5 lbs
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Looks great Dave, are we going to see it on Monday night?
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If it's had a test ride yep. Do to want any teething issues in the dark
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Very nice! Looking forward to reading a ride report
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Nice.. I love the super-chunk look up front with the slim frame tubes.
I think a Dually/Rabbit Hole rim combo is due for my next wheelset.
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jameso wrote:Nice.. I love the super-chunk look up front with the slim frame tubes.
I think a Dually/Rabbit Hole rim combo is due for my next wheelset.
I like it too, I thought the back one looked big until I put the knard on !
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