UST Tyre And Wheel

I thought I was replacing a pair of Mavic Cosmic Elites but I've ended up with a pair of Mavic Cosmic Elite USTs (which came pre-fitted with Mavic Yksion Elite tyres) - not paying enough attention before producing the credit card.

I'm a tubeless / UST virgin and not that comfortable with the idea of tubeless (old dog, new tricks sort of thing).

Does anyone know if I can run these wheels with regular tyres (e.g. Continental GP 4 Season) and tubes?

I'm using Mavic USTs with Hutchinson Sector 32s - done over 4000 miles so far and still seems to be a fair bit of tread left. Had a few punctures in that time (all off-road, gravel or hitting big stones on road), most have sealed, a couple needed 'worms' which are cheap and easy to carry around.

The 30mm Mavic tyres that came with the wheels got cut up very easily and only last 1200 miles on the rear before going through to the casing.

Hi Roger. I have had a similar experience with Mavic UST. I have a lovely new pair of Cosmic Pro Carbon SL UST wheels and the Yksion UST tyres they came with feel great and roll very nicely. However, I suffered a side wall burst on the rear tyre after 80km of use. I was running them at 81/82PSI, which is below the max recommended pressure so I can rule out over inflation as the cause and, on close inspection,  what looks like a nick from a sharp appears to be the culprit. That's the way the cookie crumbles I guess, but I can't help but speculate that the Mavics are a bit flimsy compared to some other tyres (e.g. my go-to shoe - the much admired and super relaible Conti GP 4000S II).

I'm considering giving Schwalbe Pro One's a go as they seem to get good cred but I'm a bit nervy about Mavic's claimed 'exacting tolerances' and potential fitting issues (although I note bechdan's first comment regarding tyre compatibility). I'm also in a bit of a quandry about any warranty issue I might breach by using a non-Mavic tyre and subsequently damaging the wheel - am I flapping over nothing?

If anyone has run non-Mavic tyres on their UST wheels and would like to share their experience, I'd like to hear from you.

1 - it makes no difference what brand they are so long as they are tubeless compatible

2 - all depends why you are using ust on the rear anyway. Ive used a variety of tyres on road bike sometimes as a matching pair sometimes different and cant say that I notice any difference in handling so long as they are of equal quality and pressure. The main advantages of tubeless as you are likely aware is self sealing punctures (to a limit) and ability to run lower pressures, some will say better road feel due to lack of inner tube but who knows. So if your main priority is puncture proofing then yes I guess it would make sense to have tubeless at front too, but for me Id want to balance the cost of a new wheel and new tyre vs maybe having to repair a puncture. Regarding running lower pressures - not everyone wants to do this or needs to, but if thats part of the reason for going tubeless on the rear then yes do so at the front too. Theres no right and wrong answer here.

My own 2p - I havent gone tubeless on road bike yet as im not convinced that there is enough benefit and the tyres seem to have poor durability compared to tubed versions which usually cost less too.
Off road however tubeless all the way........