Vado SL 4.0 EQ Tubeless Setup?
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Bizzledelic
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Can you tell us what all you purchased? I just bought a Vado sl step through and have an appointment to add mr tuffy and new tires. I would go straight to tubeless if it’s within my reach.
Rider51
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Bumping this, even though it's been four months.
Are you saying your LBS converted your stock wheels to tubeless? While it's true that a lot of rims that are not officially "tubeless ready" can be made tubeless with the right rim strip, gumption/skill, and having at least X amount of PSI in the tires all the time to avoid burping, I never considered it on the Specialized 700c rims, and never came across anyone who considered it, or attempted it.
The DT R500's that come on the 5.0 can be converted to Tubeless. But those aren't the same wheels that come stock on the 4.0.
Of course, if someone really wanted optimum wheel performance, on any Vado SL, the C38 carbon wheels would make the bike fly. https://www.specialized.com/us/en/r...897?color=320821-199897&searchText=30021-4400
DanInStPete
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@Cds36 are your tires still holding up? Considering converting mine.
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Cds36
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Yep not a single issue
I tried it as well wit a good rim 23mm tape and it looses air in minutes, in both tires, I can maxmium do a 30minutes ride. I'm not an expert but with quite some experience in tubeless with many wheels&rims&tires and I never had a wheel/a rim less working, even the cheapest rim 4 years ago with "Tesafilm tape" worked better.
Maybe there are differences in the rims over the years? My Vado SL is an EQ from 2020.
Maybe there are differences in the rims over the years? My Vado SL is an EQ from 2020.
Cds36
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I have the non eq version but they should be the same wheels. I am bike mechanic and been doing this for years I used Whisky tape which I love for tubeless setups but any tape will work. Stay away from the specialized tubeless rim strip they work but not the greatest. I haven’t had any issues with loosing air, have gone thru my first set of tires and swapped out with no problems. All I can say is make sure there is no tape residue left on the wheel when Installing the new tape use rubbing alcohol to clean the wheel
According to the Specialized support page all Vado SL model rims are tubeless ready.
https://support.specialized.com/vado-sl/en/setup/tire-pressure-tubeless-conversion
Tubeless conversion
Many riders chose to convert their tires to tubeless to reduce pinch flats. Tubeless tires allow riders to use lower inflation pressure without the risk of damaging a tube from impacts. All Vado SL models are equipped with tubeless-compatible rims. Ensure that the tires on your model are also tubeless compatible before proceeding. For more information, see our Tubeless Conversion page.
https://support.specialized.com/vado-sl/en/setup/tire-pressure-tubeless-conversion
Tubeless conversion
Many riders chose to convert their tires to tubeless to reduce pinch flats. Tubeless tires allow riders to use lower inflation pressure without the risk of damaging a tube from impacts. All Vado SL models are equipped with tubeless-compatible rims. Ensure that the tires on your model are also tubeless compatible before proceeding. For more information, see our Tubeless Conversion page.
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Stefan Mikes
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A link please?
I just added it to my post
Stefan Mikes
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That is a great news! Thank you!
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