realskiers

Jim,

Anybody who tells you they've been using stand for years without any problems or flats is :

a.  lying
b. about to experience a stans blow out (famous last words).

When you gouge a sidewall or blow through a bead or just get a hole that's too big to reseal (and it doesn't take much)-and your tubeless system fails and won't reseal no matter how much you shake it, inflate (or even add more sealant)...you are then left fumbling with goo, removable valve stems and an often hard to remove (and reseat) tubeless tire on the side of a trail.   The remedy being popping in a tube.

The one thing about tubes, is that when they flat, it's a very easy and quick fix....just the opposite with the tubeless system.  Yep, you'll experience less problems, get to benefits of a better ride and lower pressures with tubeless (which is why I use them)  but when problems do occur, they tend to be far more significant than those experienced while using a good ole basic tubed tire.   


I've had slime tubes in the past, I've used caffe latex, and stand.  Stans is the best.  Stans on a stans rim is the double best.   Stans, true UST tire on a true use rim is the most bomb proof, but does not deliver the same ride quality of a stand rim system and a regular or tubeless ready tire.  Of course your results may vary...but my experiences seem pretty typical from what I can tell.

Svend, I am a 190lbs right now.  The Slant Six can't handle lower pressures with tubes so 35psi makes good sense.