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Another win for Jonnier!- Thursday 02 July, 2009
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Just a quick mention that Sabrina Jonnier won her fourth straight UCI World Cup downhill race in Maribor, Slovenia a few weeks back. We'd like to think the light ZTR Flow wheelset she is running had something to do with winning this round by .31 seconds over Emmeline Ragot.
Sabrina now holds a 307 point lead in the overall heading in to Mt St Anne and Bromont.
A little late on getting this posted but the video link just went live. Watch the runs of the top 5 women on Freecaster, here. |
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Closed Friday, July 3rd- Wednesday 01 July, 2009
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NoTubes will be closed on Friday, July 3rd in observance of Independence Day. Orders for in stock items received prior to 2PM will ship as normal. All other orders will be processed when we return on Monday, July 6th.
Have a great holiday! |
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Big racing update - Niner, XTERRA, Teva- Wednesday 10 June, 2009
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It's that time of year, lots of racing going on with our products and little time to keep you updated. Click through for more...
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Sabrina Jonnier wins at Ft. William- Tuesday 09 June, 2009
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Sabrina Jonnier continued her streak, picking up a third consecutive win at the Ft. William, Scotland World Cup Downhill. Sabo destroyed the field in winning by over 9 seconds. Sabrina and her Rocky Mountain - Maxxis gravity teammates are running stock ZTR Flow rims.
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A look at Mary McConneloug's bike- Tuesday 09 June, 2009
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| Cyclingnews.com has a new feature up on Mary McConneloug's race bike. Be sure to go check it out here. |
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Jonnier again tops at Andorra- Monday 18 May, 2009
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Sabrina Jonnier took the win again this weekend at the Andorra World Cup DH race. Besting the field by nearly 4 seconds on her Flow rims, she has now taken over the World #1 ranking heading to the Fort William World Cup.
Watch her winning run on Freecaster now! |
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Jonnier wins World Cup on Flows- Tuesday 12 May, 2009
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Over the weekend, Sabrina Jonnier (Rocky Mountain/Maxxis), rode to an impressive victory in the La Bresse, France World Cup. Riding on Flow rims and on her home soil, Sabrina decimated the field by 5 seconds to take the top step of the podium.
This is her second career win on Flow rims with many more to come.
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Sea Otter- Friday 17 April, 2009
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Of course the year the weather looks good we are not attending Sea Otter but the good news is you can still check out some of our products if you are making the trip.
Take a look at the Ventana booth to see the ZTR Flow 26" rims in white with ZTR hubs. When you're done there swing by The Hive's booth and look for Chub hubs with some of our 29er hoops. Along those 29 lines, Niner Bikes will have a couple sets of wheels on hand. Finally, keep your eyes peeled for a Commencal wearing white ZTR 355 rims with ZTR hubs and a Voodoo with some Arch 29ers in white.
We currently have the Arch 29er and Olympic 26" rims available with the white powder coat finish and expect to have the 355 and Flow 26" as well as the 355 29ers very shortly. White Arch 26" and Flow 29" rims will be along a little later this year.
If you want to keep up with the latest happenings here at NoTubes and you do the Facebook thing, click on over. If you do the Twitter thing, check us out with this link. |
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ZTR hub info- Thursday 02 April, 2009
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| Some of you may have noticed that we have a new hub option for our wheel builds. What we're simply calling the ZTR hub now serves as the starting point for all of our custom builds. The ZTR hubs offer great performance at a great price point. Our house brand hubs feature sealed cartridge bearings throughout and a 3 pawl, 24 point engagement system at a very reasonable weight. Currently available in a quick release version for the front and rear and backed by a 1 year warranty for manufacturer's defects. Quick release skewers are included. For further information please view the spec sheet here. |
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Price wins 12 Hours of Santos- Wednesday 04 March, 2009
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NoTubes welcomes Harlan Price back for another season and he's picked up right where he left off. This time taking the win at the 12 Hours of Santos, the second stop on the USAC National Ultra-Endurance calendar. 16 laps at the front of the pack secured the victory.
Look for Harlan on all of our different 29er rims this year laced with spokes and hubs from our friends at Industry Nine. |
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Park takes US Cup #1- Wednesday 04 March, 2009
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Congratulations to Krista Park on winning the pro category this past weekend at Bonelli Park. The race served as the first stop on the new US Cup series.
Krista is rolling on the Race 7000 wheelset this year with sealant inside of course. Check the wheels out in person at one of her race clinics this year or click on over for more info. |
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3 big wins, 24 HOP- Monday 16 February, 2009
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What a weekend! Todd and his crew over at Epic Rides have managed to put together one of the best events in the country and it brings out a stacked field. We\'re proud to have helped sponsor the event for the last few years and provided sample bottles of sealant to all participants.
NoTubes has had success at this race in the past with the superior flat protection against the cholla. However, this year NoTubes riders grabbed some wins and podium spots.
Evan Plews took on his first 24 hour race and in doing so, won the solo male geared category with 18 laps (about 288 miles and 21,600 ft of climbing. Evan ran our new ZTR hubs front and rear with a Raven on the front and a Crow out back with sealant inside of course. More information coming soon on the hubs but suffice it to say they're pretty light, reliable, and plenty fast for a 24 hour race in the desert.
In the solo female geared category, Sarah Kaufmann brought home the top spot with 15 laps. We set Sarah up with the 7000 series Race wheels this year to keep it light for long days in the saddle. This should be the first of many podium spots for the year.
Also in the solo female geared, Mary Metcalf snagged third place as she gets tuned up for the season. She's running the Race 29 wheels that will soon be available for all.
Last but certainly not least, Dejay Birtch won the solo male single speed on some Race 29 wheels as well. Dejay had this to say about his new wheels "The set-up made for turning the wheel over and over again-times a few 100 thousand a key to the victory."
Congratulations to all that raced. More info and links to come, just wanted to get a quick word out there. |
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Interview with Dejay & Fuzzy- Tuesday 20 January, 2009
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The fine people over at BikeRumor.com seem to have tracked down Dejay Birtch and John "Fuzzy" Mylne for a bit of an interview. We here at NoTubes have been happy to be a part of Dejay's success for the last five or so years and we started working with Fuzzy last year as well.
Click on over to read about two fast riders and two great ambassadors of the sport. If you find yourself in the Tucson area over the winter months be sure to visit Dejay at Arizona Cyclist for all your NoTubes needs. |
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NoTubes files lawsuit- Friday 14 November, 2008
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As you may have seen on the bicycle industry news websites, NoTubes has filed suit against Specialized. If you are not yet aware, please read the press release below.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Stan Koziatek
sales@notubes.com
607-562-2877
NoTubes.com Files Lawsuit against Specialized Bicycle Components Inc.
BIG FLATS, N.Y. – Nov 12, 2008 - On September 15, 2008, NoTubes.com® filed a lawsuit against Specialized Bicycle Components Inc. (“Specialized”) alleging that certain rims and wheels of Specialized infringe U.S. Patent No. 7,334,846 (the “‘846 patent”). This lawsuit, styled K.G. Motors, Inc. v. Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc., is currently pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.
As set forth in NoTubes’s complaint, Specialized is alleged to infringe the ‘846 patent by making, using, selling, offering for sale, and/or importing into the United States certain tubeless wheels and rims, including without limitation Specialized’s Roval brand wheels. The technology disclosed and claimed in the ‘846 patent was invented by NoTubes’s founder and owner, Stan Koziatek, while pursuing a better solution for tubeless bicycle wheels and rims.
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650b, 96er wheels & Ventana demo- Wednesday 08 October, 2008
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If you weren't lucky enough to attend the Dirt Demo at Interbike and would like to check out our 650b and 96er wheelsets on some new Ventana models, here is your chance.
On Saturday, October 18th, Ventana will be taking their new El Chucho (96er) and El Bastardo (650b) bikes setup with our wheels to Biketoberfest in Marin County California. Take them for a spin and see what the funky wheel setups are all about. |
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Design award- Monday 08 September, 2008
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Mary Collier- Thursday 28 August, 2008
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Mary Collier (29)
She successfully was the first woman do start the Tour Divide, a 2,711 miles off road race. Climbing almost 200,000 feet. It took her 29 days, 17 hours and 37 minutes. She did it without taking a day off. Read a full story
She used our wheels, ZTR 355 29er, DT revolution spokes and American Classic hubs. On her custom husband made Siren Song 29, named Frieda. Read the full list of gear
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Spitz takes Olympic gold on Race rims- Tuesday 26 August, 2008
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Sabine Spitz rode to a convincing victory in the Olympics this past weekend fulfilling a longtime goal. Sabine has been racing NoTubes rims for several years along with our tire sealant and has been competing all season on ZTR Race 7000 rims built by Uli Fahl, one of our German distributors.
Other notable finishes were Mary McConneloug finishing 7th on her Race 7000 wheels, just ahead of fellow American Georgia Gould.
The men's race was dominated by French and Swiss riders but we'd like to recognize Oli Beckingsale (Great Britain) finishing 12th on the ZTR Race 7000 wheels while competing in his third Olympics. |
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Leadville 100 top 3 on Race rims- Wednesday 13 August, 2008
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Dave Wiens, Lance Armstrong and Manuel Prado recently finished first, second and third respectively at the Leadville 100 last weekend while riding the 7000 Series Race wheels.
Dave and Lance have other sponsor obligations but given the green light to run what they wanted to use to win, they both opted for the Race wheels with Crow tires. The end result was Dave winning by a two minute margin and setting a new course record in the process. Manny has spent all season on the Race wheels and continues to impress. |
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Aluminum rotors discontinued- Wednesday 13 August, 2008
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| Just wanted to pass along the news that we have elected to discontinue production of the 140mm and 160mm Coated Aluminum rotors. All good things must come to an end. |
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ZTR 355 650b review available- Friday 01 August, 2008
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An early review of the ZTR 355 650b rims has been posted over at 650b.com. Take a look then come on back to order up a set for yourself.
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Hope Pro II 15mm Kits Available- Wednesday 30 July, 2008
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| Just a quick note that the 15mm axle conversion kits to fit the Hope Pro II hubs are now available. If you would like a 15mm kit to fit your new fork simply add a note to the comments section of your wheel order or give us a call. |
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McConneloug defends National title- Tuesday 22 July, 2008
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Mary McConneloug successfully defended her cross country US National Championship title this past weekend at Mount Snow. In an exciting sprint finish, Mary edged Georgia Gould by a wheel and brought home her 3rd National title and 4th XC win at Mount Snow.
Mary (2nd in Short Track) and teammate Mike Broderick (8th XC, 7th Super D) were riding ZTR Race 7000 series wheels with NoTubes sealant all weekend. They're now off to the World Cup races in Quebec before Mary makes a medal run in Beijing. |
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National win on Race 7000 wheels- Thursday 17 July, 2008
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Mathieu Toulouse of Team Maxxis won the Windham, NY National last weekend while running his ZTR Race 7000 wheelset. In a photo finish with Adam Craig, Toulouse surged at the line for the win putting the the Race 7000 wheels on the top spot of the podium once again.
For those keeping score at home that means in the Pro Men's XC category NoTubes wheels have been in the top spot four of five times. The lone miss was a 2nd place by Geoff Kabush.
The US National Championships are this weekend and we look forward to watching, among other things, longtime NoTubes racer Mary McConneloug defend her National Championship jerseys in both the XC and Short Track events as she tunes up for the Olympics. Congratulations to Mary on her second selection to the US Olympic team! |
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Trebon wins National on a 29er- Tuesday 01 July, 2008
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A quick mention for Ryan Trebon of the Kona mountain bike team taking the win at the Deer Valley NMBS event on a 29er. Ryan's won some other significant races this year on the big wheels but this was the first at a National.
The Kona team is rolling with Stan's Tire Sealant this year and when on their 29ers are running the ZTR 355 rim.
Congrats to Ryan who will look to defend his short track title at the Mount Snow National Championships in two weeks. |
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Collier on the Tour Divide- Tuesday 24 June, 2008
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We're a little behind on the updates but we'd be remiss if we didn't mention the enormous challenge undertaken by Mary Collier of Siren Bicycles. Mary is attempting the Tour Divide race which covers 2,711 miles along the Continental Divide. Total climbing for the route from Banff, Alberta to Antelope Wells, NM is nearly 200,000 feet.
Mary is still on course, as are most of the racers, and will be for some time ahead. Follow her progress on her personal blog or check the live tracking and blog updates on the Tour Divide site.
Mary will potentially be the first woman to race the whole route and will be doing so on ZTR 355 29er rims setup tubeless of course. She's also riding a specially built Siren frame with a few other trick bits crafted by her talented husband Brendan. |
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Kabush 3rd at Andorra World Cup- Tuesday 03 June, 2008
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Geoff Kabush continued his strong season by finishing 3rd at the recent Andorra World Cup XC event. He was running his ZTR Race 7000 wheels tubeless of course and was only 18 seconds back of the winner. For good measure, there were 3 sets of the 7000 series Race wheels in the top 6 of the men's race.
GT riders Burry Stander (2nd place) and Todd Wells (6th place) put our sealant to good use with some of their best results in World Cup competition to date.
In the women's XC event Mary McConneloug was the top US woman (14th) also on 7000 series Race wheels and sealant. Marie-Helene Premont (Rocky Mountain, 3rd) was once again running our sealant and word from her mechanic is that she has had punctures in both of the previous World Cups that were sealed on the fly. Those sealed punctures have helped her climb into 3rd in the overall.
Last but not least, Sabrina Jonnier rode to an impressive 2nd in the women's DH event on her Flow rims. Sabrina is currently 1st overall in the standings with Ft. William on tap this weekend for all disciplines. |
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Mohican 100 - Birtch wins SS class on 355 29ers- Tuesday 03 June, 2008
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Dejay Birtch brought home the win at the Mohican 100, part of the National Ultra Endurance Series, this past weekend with a time of 8:05:36. Dejay was rolling on his ZTR 355 29er rims, tubeless of course, once again. He was followed to the line by fellow NoTubes rider John "Fuzzy" Mylne also on 29s.
In the women's race, Rebecca Tomaszewski of Wake-n-Bake Racing finished 8th on her Arch 29er rims and Stan's sealant but was the only female single speeder in the field.
One the geared side NoTubes riders Evan Plews and Harlan Price finished in 4th and 5th places respectively. Yet another strong showing in the ever growing fields.
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Jonnier wins World Cup on Flow rims- Monday 12 May, 2008
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Sabrina Jonnier picked up where she left off last season by winning the first DH World Cup of the year at Maribor, Slovenia. The wheels were built in-house with DT Supercomps and alloy nipples then quickly shipped off to Slovenia just days before the race. Freecaster covered the event so take a minute and watch her winning run (you'll need quicktime).
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ZTR 355 650b review underway- Wednesday 07 May, 2008
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| Keep an eye on 650b.com as they've recently received a set of ZTR 355 650b wheels for review. |
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Road tubeless feature- Thursday 01 May, 2008
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Check out the July/August issue of Road Bike Action Magazine for a 3 page article covering the installation and setup of our road tubeless conversion kit.
For more information or to purchase the kit mentioned in the article, click on over. |
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Cohutta 100 SS winner on ZTR rims (correction)- Wednesday 23 April, 2008
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| The National Ultra Endurance season kicked off this past weekend on a muddy course in East Tennessee. NoTubes rider Dejay Birtch brought home the win in the SS class with a time of 7:46:34. Dejay has been on our 29er rims and running the sealant for several years now and continues to excel. Fuzzy John Mylne is also running ZTR 29er rims this year and rolled in 7th in the single speed class. |
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650b Update- Wednesday 23 April, 2008
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| Good things happening on the 650b front and we now have spokes to build your new 650b wheels. Black and silver DT Supercomps, silver 1.8/1.5 DT Revolutions and black 2.0/1.5 Revolutions for the lightweights. We can build on any of the hubs we stock in a three cross lacing. |
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More racing success- Thursday 10 April, 2008
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Mary McConneloug put her ZTR Race wheels to good use in Venezuela with her convincing victory and is your Pan American Women's MTB Champion. Mary's teammate, Mike Broderick, raced to a 6th place finish in the very competitive men's field.
Geoff Kabush of Team Maxxis continued his early season success with wins at the national in Arizona last weekend. He took the top spot in the XC, Short Track, and the Super D events all on ZTR Race wheels. |
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Kabush wins on ZTR Race wheels- Monday 31 March, 2008
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| Geoff Kabush picked up where he left off last year winning the first national race at Fontana this weekend in convincing fashion. Geoff was running our ZTR Race wheelset featuring the 7000 series Race rim. |
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ZTR 355 650b rims now in stock- Friday 07 March, 2008
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| Some of you may already know about the new 650b sized wheels. We are proud to be part of the growing list of manufacturers adopting this new size. More 650b wheel build options will become available as we get the spokes to build them. |
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Wahoo 7,334,846- Wednesday 27 February, 2008
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Road tubeless feedback- Monday 17 December, 2007
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Some user feedback on the road tubeless conversions is starting to come in so we're just spreading the word.
This from Lee in Texas:
"Hello Stan,
We talked late summer about using the tubeless products on carbon road rims. I wanted to give you feedback as to what I experienced. Using the full 2oz definitely is the route to go. With my Spinergy Stealth FCT carbon wheel set, I initially had to top off again after sitting overnight. After that it seemed all the little carbon imperfections had sealed and things are great! I installed tires on my Campy Hyperons Ultras (carbon clincher) They sealed up right away and no issues. Installing the tires were no more difficult than installing a regular clincher tire really.
Both sets of wheels hold pressure just fine. I haven’t experience any burping and I’ve definitely hit my share of pot holes. I run about 75 psi in the front 80 psi in the rear. Great system, they run better than any of my fancy sew-ups!! In fact I have a few other wheel sets which I plan to set up.
Thanks again!!"
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Testimonial from Laramie Enduro- Thursday 06 September, 2007
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| Long-time customer Dave Kraig sent in the following testimonial, just thought I'd share. |
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Stage race hat trick- Thursday 06 September, 2007
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| NoTubes racer Hillary Harrison recently completed her stage race hat trick but something tells me she's not done yet this year. She started the year by winning TransPortugal, going on to win the inaugural BC Bike Race, and now riding to an impressive victory in the TransRockies. |
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NoTubes at Shenandoah 100- Thursday 06 September, 2007
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| Congratulations go out to two NoTubes racers finishing in the top 8 at the recent Shenandoah 100 in Virginia. Harlan Price came in 2nd by beating Floyd Landis to the line by 1 minute 22 seconds. Also, Mike Simonson road to an impressive 8th place finish. Both raced on ZTR 355 29er wheels setup tubeless of course. |
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Interbike 2007- Friday 31 August, 2007
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| We will be at Interbike in Las Vegas September 26th-28th. Our booth is #459. We will have some new and interesting stuff to show. |
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NoTubes at Mount Snow- Tuesday 10 July, 2007
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| We will be at the Mount Snow National Championship, July 19th-22nd. |
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NoTubes discontinuing FRM distribution- Tuesday 06 March, 2007
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Effective immediately we will no longer be distributing FRM products in the US. There are many reasons but our concerns focus primarily on product availability and warranty issues.
Sorry for any inconvenience. |
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24 Hours In The Old Pueblo results- Friday 23 February, 2007
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A successful trip west for the NoTubes crew. Had the opportunity to meet some great people and take in the well organized efforts of the Epic Rides folks.
Tinker Juarez won the solo male category again riding on his special NoTubes built race wheels. Tinker also turned the fastest solo male laps during the day and night.
Mary Collier (sirenbicycles.com) took third in the solo female category riding some ZTR 355 rims and her teammate Todd Carpenter took 5th in the solo male also on ZTR 355 rims.
In the 4 person single speed category, "No Shift Sherlock" featuring NoTubes racers Dejay Birtch and Jake Kirkpatrick finished just a few minutes back in second place but it came right down to the last lap. Team racing doesn't get much better than that.
Dejay turned the fastest night single speed lap as well.
Nice to hear all of the great stories from folks about running through cholla and not getting any flats with our sealant and systems installed. |
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Price wins 12 Hours of Razorback- Friday 23 February, 2007
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NoTubes rider and 2006 Ultra Endurance 100 Mountain Bike Champion Harlan Price sent in the following report.
Look for Harlan racing on ZTR 355 29er wheels this year and training on ZTR Arch 29ers. |
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DT 240s hubs now available - updated- Thursday 25 January, 2007
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We are once again building custom wheel sets on the DT Swiss 240s hubs.
Update - We have 6 bolt, center lock, and single speed center lock hubs in stock and ready to assemble on your choice of ZTR rims.
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NoTubes contest winners- Thursday 04 January, 2007
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Thanks to everyone for taking the time to browse the site and enter our recent contest. The winners have been selected and notified. Now that I've heard from everyone I can post the results.
Thanks again!
1st place - Eric McKeegan
2nd place - David Rome
3rd place - Michael Peet
For Eric's wheel build he selected the new ZTR Arch 29er rims laced to an American Classic disc hub up front and an American Classic single speed hub in the rear. To top it off, he went with some gold alloy nipples. |
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ZTR Arch and ZTR Flow rims have arrived- Thursday 04 January, 2007
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The much anticipated rims have arrived as promised. Available in limited quantities in both 26" and 29" varieties. We are expecting a much larger shipment in a few weeks.
All of the rim info and ordering can be here
You can also configure a wheel set using the new rims on our custom wheel pages here
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Another new web feature - wheel weights- Thursday 14 December, 2006
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We are often asked how much a particular set of wheels will weigh. To help answer your questions, we have now added a wheel weight calculator to the site. The calculator will allow you to see the changes in wheel weight as you individually select the components you would like to use.
Be sure to give the new tool a try.
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New options for custom wheel builds- Friday 08 December, 2006
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If you haven't had the time to click through our custom wheel configurations yet, you probably haven't noticed that we now offer Hope hubs as well as colored nipple options.
Hope Pro II Disc: One of the best all around hubs available. Not the lightest but not as heavy as King, Hadley, etcetera but with all of the quality.Hub shells are machined from 2014-T6 aluminum and anodized in one of six colors (Black, Silver, Red, Blue, Gold, and Gunsmoke). The rear hub features five sealed cartridge bearings and a four pawl system engaging into a 24 point steel ratchet.
The front hubs are stocked in the quick release version but can be converted to 20mm thru axle and 24mm Maverick in just a few minutes using the convenient adapter kits.
Backed by an amazing five year warranty, the Hope Pro II is our pick for the rider that requires durability without a big weight gain and maybe wants to add a little color to their lives.
Nipple color options include silver, black, red, blue, and gold.
Feel free to order online, give us a call to configure your new wheels, or have your local bike shop contact us about placing an order. |
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New website feature - inventory notification!- Thursday 09 November, 2006
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A new feature has been recently added to our website to help you keep up to date with products that are currently out of stock.
We do our best to maintain inventory levels but occasionally we get caught without enough to go around. Now at the top of the product description for out of stock items there is an optional e-mail notification available. If you would like to know when we receive that particular item, just enter your e-mail address and a message will be sent.
As always, we will never sell or share your e-mail address with anyone. |
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New rim designs, giveaway contest starts today!- Friday 27 October, 2006
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Just wanted to pass along the word on some exciting new products that will be coming on strong for 2007. Following our rim design principles of tubeless compatibility and maximizing the strength to weight ratio, two new models will be released in both 26” and 29” versions. Based on our in-house testing for lateral stiffness against other rim designs, the ZTR Flow and ZTR Arch are easily going to be the leaders in their respective categories.
Check out the ZTR Flow and ZTR Arch pages for more info. Rims should be arriving in early 2007.
Now on to the contest.
We decided it had been too long since we had a contest here at NoTubes so with the new rims coming out, now is the time. From now through December 31st, complete this little quiz and submit your answers. If you answer all 10 questions correctly, your name will be entered in a random drawing to win one of three prize packages.
1st Prize - A custom wheelset built on either the new ZTR Flow or ZTR Arch rims in 26 or 29" (your choice) using any of the hubs we have in stock, a NoTubes T-shirt, and a pair of NoTubes cycling socks.
2nd Prize - One pair of ZTR Flow or ZTR Arch rims (your choice), a NoTubes T-shirt, and a pair of NoTubes cycling socks.
3rd Prize - One tubeless conversion kit of your choice, a NoTubes T-shirt, and a pair of NoTubes cycling socks.
Limit one entry per person, multiple entries will be discarded. You must answer all ten questions correctly to receive an entry in the contest. Winners will be contacted by e-mail so please make sure you have entered your address correctly. Open to participants worldwide. NoTubes will cover all shipping costs.
Employees of NoTubes.com are not eligible and I know all seven of you so don't think you'll sneak by. |
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McConneloug wins Pan American Championship- Wednesday 25 October, 2006
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Two of our racers, Mary McConneloug and Mike Broderick recently made the trip to Brazil to compete in the Pan American Championship and defend Mary's title. We are happy to report that she was successful in the blistering heat on a tough course.
Mike put in a strong effort to finish 10th after going in to conservation made from the incredibly fast starting pace.
Mike's comments of the course:
"The race course was really difficult, a short 4.5 km mix of single and double torn into a lush rain forest on the side of an incredibly steep hill. The soil was a mix of clay and sand that was unrideable during our wet training days. lucky for us on race day the course dried to a ride able bumpy blue grove. The wicked climbing and tropical heat were definitely the major challenging features. This was the first time all year that I put the granny ring back on my bike, and I was glad that I did!"
The US made a strong showing and we are very happy for Mike and Mary with the amazing effort in tough conditions. ZTR wheels on the podium again! |
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Masters World Champion on NoTubes- Thursday 07 September, 2006
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Just got the news and full results from the Masters World Championships held in Sun Peaks, British Columbia last weekend. Rob Anderson, longtime user of NoTubes products brought home the win in the men's 50-54 age group.
In Rob's words "I won the world championship on Sunday and I did it on your magic wheels, the same ones I won the Canadian championship on back in July. Thank you so much for building them for me. They passed with rainbow colors."
Congratulations Rob! |
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Winner of the Cascade Creampuff 100 on NoTubes- Thursday 20 July, 2006
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Well the results from the 2006 Cascade Creampuff 100 have been posted and I'm proud to say that Ben Thompson took the victory on his NoTubes gear.
Ben's teammate, Evan Plews, dropped me this info in a recent e-mail:
"Ben Thompson won the Cascade Creampuff 100 mile mountain bike race last weekend. This has been regarded as the hardest 100 mile MTB race in the country. Ben withstood the 100F conditions and 18K feet of climbing to beat multiple winner and course record holder Erik Tonkin (Kona/S&M)! All of this was made possible using NoTubes ZTR rims, yellow tape, and sealant."
Full results are available here. |
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347g Olympic rims and other new items- Thursday 06 July, 2006
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Racing news update, World Cup domination- Wednesday 28 June, 2006
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Just a quick update on the NoTubes products at some of the recent races.
Mount Snow NORBA National:
Mary McConneloug returned from the European World Cup races to put in a dominating performance and took the win by nearly two minutes over Shonny Vanlandingham. Mary was once again rolling on her custom NoTubes ZTR wheelset, aluminum rotors, and sealant. She also runs several components from our friends at FRM including her 2x9 setup featuring the integrated mountain double crankset in 172.5mm length, the same cranks found here. |
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NoTubes in the press- Friday 19 May, 2006
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Stan's NoTubes products show up in various magazines from time to time and we know you can't possibly get a chance to read them all so we're bringing the back articles to you, in pdf format. So if you didn't renew your subscription to New Zealand Mountain Biker this is your chance to see what they say about us.
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Killeen's bike featured on Cyclingnews.com- Wednesday 03 May, 2006
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Steve Medcroft from Cyclingnews.com did a little write-up on Liam Killeen's bike from Sea Otter and it is definitely worth a read. Liam and the rest of the Specialized factory team are rolling on custom ZTR wheelsets this year and they are also using our coated aluminum rotors.
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*New* Presta/Schrader Core Remover- Wednesday 26 April, 2006
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| We're happy to release our newest product, the Core Remover. Customers have been asking for a presta core remover tool that would fit between the spokes for sometime now. |
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MBA 29er test including ZTR 355 rims- Monday 24 April, 2006
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"In the June 2006 issue we have a story on NoTubes' ZTR 29'er 355 wheelset with the title Cheat Legally. It earned that name because the difference in performance between the Gary Fisher Paragon's stock wheelset and the NoTubes is simply incredible."
Read more at MBA |
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A real 'snake-bite' puncture- Monday 24 April, 2006
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| John from Texas sent us this great testimonial that I just had to share. Some people call pinch flats 'snake bite' punctures but John took it a step further and followed up with the following e-mail. Thanks for sharing. |
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NoTubes at World Cup XC #1- Wednesday 05 April, 2006
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| The first UCI World Cup cross country race is in the books for this year and Stan\'s NoTubes was well represented once again. |
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ZTR wheelset review on Cyclingnews.com- Wednesday 05 April, 2006
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James over at Cyclingnews has posted his long term review of a ZTR Olympic wheelset and our aluminum brake rotors.
Read the review |
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NoTubes socks now available!- Tuesday 04 April, 2006
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| Our first run of custom, made in the U.S.A, NoTubes cycling socks have arrived. |
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NoTubes riders storming the podium- Thursday 30 March, 2006
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| Lots of early season success for NoTubes sponsored riders in both the pro and amateur ranks in what is expected to be a great racing season for the ZTR line of rims and of course, all of the Stan's NoTubes tubeless products. |
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UPDATE: Yellow spoke tape is back in stock- Thursday 16 February, 2006
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Just a heads up for anyone that was waiting for our Yellow Spoke Tape, it has arrived and is ready to ship.
Thanks for your patience!
Yellow Spoke Tape |
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ZTR 29er Freeride rims are in stock!- Wednesday 08 February, 2006
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We're pleased to announce the arrival of another new rim for the rapidly growing 29er market. The ZTR 29er Freeride rim stands alone as the only rim for 29" mountain bikes to come in at a width of 32mm and a weight of only 600 grams. Just like all of the ZTR rims, the 29er Freeride features Bead Socket Technology for the best tubeless seal and shortened sidewall heights to reduce pinch flats when using tubes.
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Maverick hubs now available- Wednesday 18 January, 2006
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| Just a quick note to let everyone know that we are now stocking the Maverick 24mm front hubs. You can configure any of the custom wheelsets using the Maverick front and your choice of American Classic or WTB rear hubs. |
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New ZTR 355 29er rims arrived!- Monday 16 January, 2006
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The new ZTR 355 29er rims have arrived and are ready to ship or use in you custom wheel build. The new version (second generation) of the 355 29er features the patent pending bead socket design already found on the ZTR 355, Olympic and Olympic 29er rims. The bead socket design with short sidewalls allows you to use just our yellow spoke tape and Olympic valve stem to go tubeless. The rims will also work well with the Olympic rim strip or with tubes.
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ZTR Wheelsets on MBA- Friday 13 January, 2006
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Sauser & friends at Sports Challenge- Friday 13 January, 2006
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Christoph Sauser and Conrad Stoltz will be both competing this year on NoTubes ZTR wheelsets and were teammates at the recent Total Sports Challenge in South Africa. Christoph has trained and tested on ZTR wheelsets for the last few years but now that he is with Specialized, he will be racing them as well.
Christoph sent along a nice write up of events in South Africa so we thought we would post them for everyone. More info can be found on sauserwind.com. Enjoy! |
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The longest MTB race in Europe- Friday 11 November, 2005
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Hi Stan,
This photo is from the August issue of Bike magazine in Europe - an article about Transcreta the longest mtb race in Europe (1000km) with 28000m up. I am riding your ZTR 355 rims and using your sealant.
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Rusty nail nearly ruins ride- Monday 19 September, 2005
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James writes in to show us his latest find on the trail:
I thought you might like these pics. I don't know when I picked it up, but after I noticed it, I rode for another hour of drops and jumps.
Thanks,
Stan's (NoTubes) is the best.
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Olivier Bock 5th at Downieville Classic- Friday 05 August, 2005
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| Congratulations to Olivier Bock for finishing 5th in the pro class, All Mountain category at the 2005 Downieville Classic. |
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ZTR 29'er Olympic rims on the podium- Friday 05 August, 2005
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| Our ZTR 29'er Olympic rims and wheelsets are starting to show up on podiums across the country. Two reports came in this week and both riders took part in endurance races on singlespeeds! |
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NoTubes at the adidas Transalps Challenge- Friday 29 July, 2005
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| NoTubes is proud to recognize the riders we were able to assist with sponsorship for the adidas Transalps Challenge. |
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Snowmass NORBA success- Friday 29 July, 2005
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| The recent Snowmass NORBA National found many NoTubes equipped professional racers among the top finishers in the cross country and Super D disciplines. |
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Evans wins again!- Thursday 14 July, 2005
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| NoTubes.com sponsored rider and racer Craig Evans recently took the win at the Lock 4 Off-Road Triathalon Challenge this past weekend. |
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NoTubes products sweep World Cup podium- Thursday 14 July, 2005
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| The men's podium at the recent Angel Fire World Cup XC race featured five riders using various NoTubes products. 1st place - Christoph Sauser, 2nd - Geoff Kabush, 3rd - Erwin Baker, 4th - Kashi Leuchs, and 5th - Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski. |
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Trouble at the starting line- Thursday 14 July, 2005
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Got a new testimonial for you.
I was 5 minutes from start time in the 2005 Watershed Wahoo (NECS mtb race #1). A guy behind me says "Hey whats that your lucky penny?" I look to see what appears to be a penny jammed in the tread of my rear tire. However, when I plucked it out..turns out it was a large headed rusty tack. |
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Craig Evans wins Xterra East Championship!- Thursday 07 July, 2005
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| Congratulations to Craig Evans for winning the recent Xterra East Championship in Richmond, VA. The course consisted of a half-mile swim in the James River, an 18 mile mountain bike course, and finished with a 6 mile off-road scramble. |
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Craig from North Carolina - hit by car- Friday 01 July, 2005
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Wanted to share these (pictures) with you guys.
I've been riding the system on three different bikes for a few years now. Just got creamed head on by a car on Monday.
I just got home and wanted to share these pics. This tire is STILL inflated and it is running the no-tube rim strips and the sealant. |
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