2014 PRODUCT LINE INDEX // STAN’S NOTUBES // PLAYIN’ LEAD SINCE 2001 ABOUT US 1 In 2001, we launched a revolution with our tubeless Here at our home in Big Flats, NY, we know that TUBELESS DEMYSTIFIED 2 conversion kits. Today, our products include wheelsets, not all tubeless products are created equal and our BST TECHNOLOGY 4 rims, hubs and tires that perform better than anything passionate customers are always eager to proclaim MOUNTAIN WHEELS 5 else on the market—tubeless or not. Our innovative, the truth. From Olympic XC podiums to the world’s ZTR Valor 7 light, stiff and strong products all but eliminate flats, trailheads, twilight crits and endurance events, Stan’s ZTR Race 11 dramatically reduce rolling resistance and result in a products are race-proven, battle-tested and zealously ZTR Crest 14 ZTR Arch EX 15 faster, more comfortable ride. Stated simply, we are embraced by millions. ZTR Flow EX 17 the leader. CYCLOCROSS AND ROAD WHEELS 18 ZTR Iron Cross 19 ZTR Alpha 340 22 ZTR Alpha 400 23 HUBS 24 AHEAD OF THE PACK October 2003 Early 2005 2007 April 2010 Mid 2012 First ZTR rim Olympic is first Flow & Arch Alpha 340 & road Flow EX TUBELESS FROM DAY ONE is sold rim sold with BST released tubeless released released Tires 26 Sealant 27 2000 2005 2010 Conversion Kits 28 Road Tubeless 28 January 2001 2004 2005 2008 Early 2012 2014 Tape and Valves 29 Stan talks tubeless on MTBR and Olympic games on 29er rims are 27.5 rims Arch EX Valor carbon notubes.com is setup, selling prototype wheels selling introduced released rim released tubeless sealant and conversions STAn’S LENDS A HELPING HAND When we’re not riding or developing new products, Stan’s NoTubes makes a point to support many of the various organizations devoted to bettering people’s lives with cycling and the greater cycling community. This year, among others, we stand behind: Ride for Reading Ride For Reading’s mission is to promote literacy and healthy living through the distribution of books via bicycle to children from low-income neighborhoods. This year we were proud to ride with them in Philadelphia and support Dejay Birch and Team Ride for Reading. International Mountain Bicycling Association We are proud to be a corporate member of IMBA and support their work to build new trails, maintain riding areas and improve access to the public. Ride 2 Recovery Ride to Recovery adapts bikes for injured veterans so they can heal from the horrible effects of war. We were happy to provide them wheels. We rode with the veterans in Las Vegas, NV and Leadville, CO. 1 TUBELESS DEMYSTIFIED // WHAT IS A TUBELESS SYSTEM? In 2001 we developed a liquid sealant that In fact, there’s really only one. With no inner tube necessary, a simple valve stem allowed almost any tire to be used without is required in order to inflate the tire. We offer Simply put, a tubeless system allows a tire We wrote the book on today’s tubeless tubes. We also offered our own more secure valve stems with removable valve cores, making to seal air tight directly to a rim without the technology, and it’s a quick read. The simple valve stems, special rim strips designed to work it easier than ever to inject sealant into your tire. need for an inner tube. Far from a new idea, system we developed is made up of five key with conventional rims, and special sealing tape. tubeless tires became a standard in the world pieces, and the majority of similar products While original tubeless-specific tires were Our complete tubeless system weighed less, of motorsports in the mid-1950s, but it took on the market rely on these same pieces: heavy and inflexible, today’s “tubeless-ready” rolled faster, cornered and climbed better and another 50 years for the technology to start tires are lighter and far easier to seal. Freedom sealed itself almost instantly when punctured. • Rim taking over bicycle tires. of choice was one of our original design goals in Word spread fast, and Stan’s NoTubes Sealant • Rim strip or sealing tape creating the NoTubes system, and our system is Why the delay? For one thing bicycle tires and quickly became a necessity for pro racers and • Valve Stem for inflation compatible with the widest range of tires available. rims were never manufactured to particularly riders around the world. • Tire high tolerances, and the variations from one • Liquid sealant The heart of our tubeless system remains our The knowledge we gained converting countless rim and tire combination to another made NoTubes Sealant. Because bicycle tires are thinner wheel and tire combinations went directly into While almost any rim can be sealed to work inflatable inner tubes a necessity. It’s also been and lighter than those on cars and motorcycles, the development of our own rim, a radical without a tube, the best tubeless systems rely traditionally more difficult to keep a tubeless sealant is the key ingredient that makes tubeless departure from conventional designs. Lighter, on a rim specifically designed to help create system light enough to work on a bike designed bike tires airtight and self-sealing. While many more reliable, and much easier to use without an airtight seal with the tire. Our rims offer an for performance. similar products have entered the market since, tubes, our Bead Socket Technology rims have innovative center channel shape and bead lock our liquid sealant continues to offer the best The first “Universal Standard” tubeless system become the standard by which all other tubeless area that help guide a tire into place during sealing capability and the longest life. Lighter appeared in the year 2000 and combined thicker, systems are judged. inflation and ensure an airtight seal. than an inner tube, true tubeless sealant heavier tires with rims that had valve stems Since we developed our first tubeless system Our rim strips and rim tape are designed remains liquid inside the tire, but is drawn to and no spoke holes. The added weight and and rim designs, so many similar “new tubeless specifically to seal the spoke holes found in the friction of escaping air and can plug even minimal tire selection of these early systems systems” have entered the market that the most rims. While some manufacturers offer fairly large rips and holes almost instantly. was frustrating, but many people also found it whole idea of tubeless has started to seem rims with no spoke holes, our rim strips and tough to keep the tires sealed. That’s where we pretty complicated, as if there are many tape allow almost any rim to be sealed. came in. different systems out there. 2 www.notubes.com 3 BST TECHNOLOGY // Our Bead Socket Technology creates the rim ThaT LEGENDARY STAn’S RIDE TUBELESS COMpaTIBILITY your tire’s been looking for—literally. QUALITY + FLAT RESISTANCE 21MM 25MM Locked-in. Airtight. SAfe. Secure. Bead Socket Technology also means more tire WHEELSET YELLOW TAPE YELLOW TAPE volume, for better traction, improved cornering ZTR Valor Let us explain: Your tire’s bead was designed and faster rolling. Unlike rims that trap the sides ZTR Podium MMX to lock onto a ridge at the top of your rim, but of your tire in a deep channel, our Bead Socket conventional rims are so deep that the bead ends ZTR Podium 27.5 lets your tire expand to its full size (see that up nowhere near that ridge. The lower sidewalls ZTR Race Gold 29er nifty diagram down below). The increase in and unique shape of our BST rims ensure that volume means lower pressure. A tire on a Stan’s ZTR Alpine your tires securely lock into place. We designed NoTubes rim can require 30% less pressure to ZTR Crest BST to form an airtight seal under any condition, be just as firm, and even more resistant to pinch ZTR Arch EX which means BST rims are also safer and more flats. Reduced pressures let your tire function ZTR Flow EX secure, even when used with a tube. more efficiently, increasing traction and comfort, ZTR Alpha 340 improving cornering and reducing rolling LOWER ROTATIONAL MASS ZTR Alpha 400 resistance. Your tires roll faster on BST rims. The low-profile shape of our BST rims makes ZTR Iron Cross them much lighter than conventional rims Experts will often tell you that the single All wheelsets come with Universal Valve Stems and Stan’s for less rotational mass. It’s a weight savings largest upgrade you can make to your bike is Yellow Tape. MOUNTAIN where it matters most. You’ll feel the benefits the wheelset. Our BST Technology makes that of a lighter Stan’s NoTubes rim with every upgrade even more meaningful. All of our rims rotation of your wheel. and wheelsets feature BST and that’s no BS. WHEELS SELECTING THE RIGHT RIM Our wheelsets are designed to be durable, WHEELSET XC RACING XC ALL MTN DH ROAD CX serviceable, and the best value you’ll find in a ZTR Valor true performance wheel system. Every wheelset ZTR Podium MMX comes tubeless ready with valve stems and tape ZTR Podium 27.5 but each one is specifically crafted for a different er purpose. Now for the easy part: take a look to the ZTR Race Gold 29 right and select the wheel that fits your desired ZTR Alpine use and head on down to the product pages to ZTR Crest find out more about each one. ZTR Arch EX ZTR Flow EX ZTR Alpha 340 ZTR Alpha 400 ZTR Iron Cross In addition to Bead Socket Technology, Stan’s NoTubes rims feature custom widths and interior channels that allow easy inflation without tubes, and extra arches on some models to add structural strength to the rim.