Ryan raced today in the Masters 30-34 race. See photos from the race & his report HERE. I doubled as photographer and pit crew, though I wasn’t totally successful at both- his rear tubeless tire burped flat and I had to give him a bike change. That went well, but instead of getting a replacement rear wheel from the SRAM neutral equipment, I wasn’t thinking, and just re-inflated the flat tire and handed his bike back off to him 1/2 a lap later. The re-inflation mostly worked, though it still burped a couple more times during the course of the race, leaving him with the unsettling feeling of not knowing how flat his tire was during the remainder of the race.
I did manage to snap a few other random shots:
I’m sorry to hear Ryan burped his tires. I tried to warm him about that possibility, but his blog keeps rejecting my posts. The burping is mostly due to too low pressure for the conditions, especially with a converted wheel. It takes time to find the sweet spot, but it’s worth it once you do. I run converted Kenda mtb tires on a UST wheel and absolutely love it!