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At some level it must be
At some level it must be possible but as a wheelbuild, you’d be signing up to a world of pain. The Zonda rim has G3 spoke grouping. How are you going to match the 14 driveside spokes expected by the rim to the 10 or 12 offered by the hub? And non-drive side, 7 rim holes but 10 or 12 hub holes? How on earth are you going to work out spoke lengths?
20-hole rims are in short supply and that’s a bit weedy for a rear wheel anyway. Get a 24h hub and select a nice 24h rim to go with it. Forget the Zonda. Lovely wheels but the build is highly proprietary.
This suggests that the ‘shelf
This suggests that the ‘shelf’ on the rim bed that the tubeless bead sits upon is not pronounced enough with your DT Swiss wheels, allowing the tyre bead to slide off when the tyre deflates. I have the same thing with a different pair of wheels. Leaving the tyre on for a longer period may allow the sealant to stick it to the rim as suggested above.
Tubeless is still evolving.
The main driver for 650B is
The main driver for 650B is to be able to fit a wider tyre than a 700 rim in the same bike would allow. Do you need wider than 40mm? Another factor to be aware of is that a 650B wheel makes your gearing slightly lower if you don’t put a huge tyre on it. That could be a positive of course. As for going tubeless, definitely do that.
Riding in loose sand is very
Riding in loose sand is very difficult, it bogs you down instantly. Large volume with low pressure would be needed. Schwalbe do a 60mm wide G-One Speed explicitly for beach racing but that’s niche.
If the OP has been given some
If the OP has been given some Chorus cranks, the first answer above is the correct one: replace the PT bearing cups with UT bearing cups, install Chorus chainset.
Take care on the descents.
Take care on the descents. Some in my club have got over-excited on encountering real mountain descents and have posted the results from their hospital bed.
Back to back big mountain days are very draining so perhaps schedule some lower altitude riding.
By late afternoon you’re going to want to be showered and installed in a bar.
I had a feeling I was
I had a feeling I was mediocre on the hills and dying on my arse in the closing miles. I was right. But it seems I am good at sitting on wheels, if that is something to shout about.
I, for one, welcome our new
I, for one, welcome our new disc brake overlords.
Modern hydro brakes are
Modern hydro brakes are better brakes than any other type. Argue all you like about home maintenance, squealing, weight, whatever, but you get more modulation and power with full hydro than any other solution.
You can find the Kinesis
You can find the Kinesis Tripster alloy frame at sale prices at the moment, I know cos I just bought one. But canti brakes on a new bike this year? That’s a very limiting choice.
Sexist, much?Nope.
Yep. Sexist, totally. Orla is a perfectly competent presenter there to draw comments from her (male) guests while top and tailing the tv presentation. In your complaints I can’t see anything but rank sexism.
What do you want anyone to say anyway? You watched the race coverage, make up your own mind. Former pro riders give a view from the peloton but the overall conclusions are usually obvious.
Sexist, much?
Sexist, much?
That’s still way too high.
That’s still way too high. Try the tyres at 30 – 40 psi. Give the tyre a chance to make you comfortable!
What is preventing your
What is preventing your lockring from screwing in further?
You might require a lockring for oversized axles such as this one:
Note that this fastens using the same tool as required for external BB bearing cups.
The Ridgeway is eminently do
The Ridgeway is eminently do-able on a CX bike. Be aware that it’s very, very rutted in the direction of travel so you need to pay attention to your line at all times. If it has been wet there can be epic mud. Trailbreak have a 100km event there on 3rd August.