The good folks at Velocity have produced some great rims
over the years and anyone that I have talked wheels to knows that I am a big
fan. A little while ago there was a bit of a re think in the way road tires
performed best, the general consensus was that a road tire of 700x23 performed
best when mounted on a rim of around 19mm wide however the footprint of a 23
tire seems to favor a rim that is a little wider. The Velocity A23 is a good
example and now we can mount it tubeless.
The tubeless system is very similar to the Stan’s mtb method. A special
rim tape is used and a tubeless valve mounted in the rim finishes the job. You
can use any sealant in there for added security, the Stan’s is good but we
prefer the Caffe Latex brand. Once mounted this setup will give you as close to
the ride of a tubular wheel as you can get without getting out the glue!
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