Armen
Serious Thumper
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Half-Witted Wrench-Jockey from Jersey
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I was going to use 18" alloy rims on my build, so I had Woody's Wheel Works do their tubeless conversion at the same time. Basically, they use the Outex kit which uses a kind of rim tape to seal the rim. Not sure if the stock Savage is a 'safety' rim, which is the kind that can be converted to tubeless. It wasn't an issue with me, as I was tossing the stock stuff. If you do the tubeless conversion on a non-safety rim, there is danger of the tire coming off with a flat. I also did my Triumph, and made put a bunch of trouble free miles on the wheels. Pretty cheap, maybe $120 for both wheels. If I get a flat in the middle of nowhere, I'll be able to jam in a tire plug, fill p the tire with a few CO2 cartridges, and ride away. With the tube set-up and no center stand, basically, you are stuck.
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