No Tubes Alpha 340 road rims!
06.11.2010 • Posted by: David
6.11.10
Redefinition of standards?
We just built up our first pair of the hot new road tubeless rims from No Tubes- the Alpha 340’s. We built our samples in a fairly standard fashion with Dura Ace hubs, DT Swiss Aerolite spokes/alloy nipples, 28h radial front & 32h 3x rear. The wheels built up well, and the rims presented no issues despite their extremely low weight (356g on our scale). The low rim weight was a big contributor to the overall low weight of the wheels- 780g Rr, 620g Ft- that’s 1400g for the pair (I did the math in my head), which is very respectable for a 32h/28h wheelset. No tubes advertises these as being compatible with standard road tires & tubes, as well as tubeless tires & No Tubes sealant/tape- so these may be the do-it-all rims that the road market has been waiting for. We will be putting these wheels through the gauntlet this summer, and we’ll be sure to post our findings.
New standard?
Up front:
‘Round back:
No joke:
