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I gave up on the Hurricanes. Schwalbe makes the 29" version much different than the 27.5" version for some strange reason. The 27.5 is tubeless ready and the 29" version is tubed only. I went with Schwalbe Thunder Burts, just a slightly more aggressive version of the Hurricane tire. The front one I taped with Gorilla Tape and it went on the rim on the first try. The rear tire, I tried 3 or 4 combinations of Gorilla tape with no success. Air leaking through the spokeholes all over the place. I even got out my Dremel tool and smoothed out the spokeholes on the rim. I had to inflate the tire with a tube and leave it for a couple of days. Finally I tried one layer of Kapton tape and Bingo! that worked. Now the tires might lose 1 or 2 psi in a week. I'm using 4 oz of Stan's sealant in each tire and sometime this month I should add another oz to each tire. The tubeless setup seems to make my heavy bike more nimble. Last year, with tubes and tannus armor inserts, I rode at Level 4 (out of 9) PAS and Level 5 for uphill or headwinds. Now, tubeless, I'm at Level 3 and 4. Anyone need a deal on 29" Hurricanes?
