{"id":9077,"date":"2017-01-31T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T17:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/?p=9077"},"modified":"2017-01-31T08:15:55","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T16:15:55","slug":"the-harshest-test-of-a-tubeless-conversion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/2017\/01\/the-harshest-test-of-a-tubeless-conversion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Harshest Test of a Tubeless Conversion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To follow up on this week&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1Uhvc6eOoVQ\">video<\/a> on how to convert your tires to tubeless, here is\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/spank-ind.com\/\">Spank Industries<\/a> rider Ali Clarkson with\u00a0a video showing him testing his continental tires and Spank Spike rims under some brutal conditions while riding trials in the UK.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tScdgSSSO80?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Like the look of Ali&#8217;s wheel setup? Spank rims and <a href=\"\/\/www.continental-tires.com\/bicycle\">Continental tires<\/a> can be ordered through your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livetoplaysports.com\/find-a-dealer\/\">local LTP Sports dealer<\/a>. The Spank Spike is an awesome all-around trail\/freeride rim (which makes it strong enough for urban trials use too!)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9078\" style=\"width: 196px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Spike-rim.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9078\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9078\" src=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Spike-rim-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Spank Spike 33 Evo rim\" width=\"186\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Spike-rim-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Spike-rim-289x288.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spank Spike Rim<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Spank Spike 35AL Evo rim<\/p>\n<p>LTP Part number:\u00a0252350-12<\/p>\n<p>MSRP: $149.99<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9079\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/spike-wheels.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9079\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9079 \" src=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/spike-wheels-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"spike wheels\" width=\"184\" height=\"184\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spank Spike 33 Wheelset<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Spank Spike\u00a0Race 33 Wheelset<\/p>\n<p>LTP Part number:\u00a0252431-01\/14<\/p>\n<p>MSRP: $899.99<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9080\" style=\"width: 177px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/168138-04.gif\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9080\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9080\" src=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/168138-04-150x150.gif\" alt=\"168138-04\" width=\"167\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Continental Mountain King<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Continental Mountain King Tire<\/p>\n<p>LTP Part number:\u00a0168141-03<\/p>\n<p>MSRP: $87.99<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t read our blog on tubeless conversions yet, we give you all the information to make the conversion <a href=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/2017\/01\/converting-standard-wheels-to-tubeless\/\">here<\/a>. \u00a0We hope this article has inspired you to get out on your bike (whether on the trails or in town!), and we look forward to seeing you out there!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Derek-Kidd-BioFooter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9195 size-full\" src=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Derek-Kidd-BioFooter.jpg\" alt=\"Derek Kidd BioFooter\" width=\"865\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Derek-Kidd-BioFooter.jpg 865w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Derek-Kidd-BioFooter-300x52.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Derek-Kidd-BioFooter-500x87.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To follow up on this week&#8217;s video on how to convert your tires to tubeless, here is\u00a0Spank Industries rider Ali Clarkson with\u00a0a video showing him testing his continental tires and Spank Spike rims under some brutal conditions while riding 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