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Re: Tubeless rims in the UK?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:27 am
by drunkmunkey6969
So in summary (for my own clarification because wading through 12 pages pre-coffee leaves me confused) at this moment in time...SIP seem to have addressed any suspected safety concerns and are producing a good set of safe tubless rims for about £60 per rim, and AF may follow suit in the future...but at this time their new rim is more like SIPs old rim, and they dont think that any of the Mk1 rim glitches present a safety issue? Is that about it?
Can the SIP ones be purchased with tyres pre-fitted?
Re: Tubeless rims in the UK?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:38 am
by coaster
drunkmunkey6969 wrote:So in summary (for my own clarification because wading through 12 pages pre-coffee leaves me confused) at this moment in time...SIP seem to have addressed any suspected safety concerns and are producing a good set of safe tubless rims for about £60 per rim, and AF may follow suit in the future...but at this time their new rim is more like SIPs old rim, and they dont think that any of the Mk1 rim glitches present a safety issue? Is that about it?
Can the SIP ones be purchased with tyres pre-fitted?
Just to add to the summary (if I've read it right), possible isues with fitting high spec tyres like Schwalbe to the AF rim and it might not be possible to purchase SIP rims from within the UK due to some sort of distribution agreement between AF and SIP
Re: Tubeless rims in the UK?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:45 am
by soulsurfer
SIP do offer a very good delivery service via DHL and you may be surprised that it might be cheaper and quicker carriage than offered by some in the UK.
Re: Tubeless rims in the UK?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:53 am
by drunkmunkey6969
Have emailed SIP to see if they will despatch these rims with tyres pre-fitted......
Re: Tubeless rims in the UK?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:02 pm
by corrado
SIP supply the Vespa tubeless rims with tyres fitted but only their own tyres, the SIP performer, but I think it's something that they've only just started to do
Re: Tubeless rims in the UK?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:04 pm
by drunkmunkey6969
Martin, if you can sort me a pair of the SIP Mk2 Black rims with sticky road tyres, i'll have them off you.
Also, any feedback on those plates i PMd you about?
Re: Tubeless rims in the UK?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:25 pm
by soulsurfer
drunkmunkey6969 wrote:Martin, any feedback on those plates i PMd you about?
Nice, put me down for a couple
Re: Tubeless rims in the UK?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:41 pm
by dirtyhandslopez
soulsurfer wrote:SIP do offer a very good delivery service via DHL
Oi, leave me out of this
Re: Tubeless rims in the UK?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 2:07 pm
by RICSPEED
i think sip have a deal going on with mb so may be available from them .......cue ian..........
Re: Tubeless rims in the UK?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:20 pm
by drunkmunkey6969
RICSPEED wrote:i think sip have a deal going on with mb so may be available from them .......cue ian..........
Ooh...that would be good!
Ian?