Wheel building with Mavic Tubeless Rims I recently had wheel building request which was new experience for me. I normally do not build UST tubeless rims. All of the wheelbuilding I have done in past were for people that were going to use a Conversion kit, like Stans to ride tubeless. This MTB wheelset was to be a unique blend. Phil Wood MTB hubs in fresh Red Anno Sapim Race double butted spokes in black Sapim 16mm black brass nipples Mavic 819 UST rims black with machined sidewalls Make sure you have the tools you need. The Park Tool-SW13 is a must have. This allows you to get the steel eyelets into the rim and hold the nipples in place. I test fit all the eyelets first then backed them out of the rim to apply 242 Loctite. After that I secured them to the rim with the Park tool. A Mavic tool is also available, but don't bother with the plastic version and best of luck finding it. Now I laced both wheels. The key is having the 16mm nipples that Mavic recommends. This long nipple em