I’ve been out of town the last few months. I get back later today. I may have an update by the end of next week.
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I stumbled across this discussion earlier, with a few options.
DT Swiss now saying they can do long enough is probably most interesting to me. Shame they still won’t do long enough for 36" 
You can measure the camber slope angle with a smart phone app like Bubble Level Pro.
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Oh I Think you do carry a spirit level almost anywhere all the time… Well maybe not exacly a spirit level but you have the same funktion in most smartphones. 
Sorry, maybe I should read all the new entries in the thread before answering.
So yes, I agree with JimT 
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I installed Bubble Level right away. Will use it next time I get at my cambered road. Thanks guys
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@Maxence I found one
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Double-butted spokes still have some advantages: they’re lighter, and the thinner middle section adds a bit of elasticity, which helps distribute loads and can improve long-term durability. Most failures also happen at the ends, so keeping thicker ends where it matters is beneficial. So overall, they’re just a more optimized option, even without big impacts.
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Seconding all the above - but just to add to this - lots of carbon rim manufacturers won’t warranty their rims when used with straight gauge spokes - 36" rims being the exception as there’s no alternative.
So double butted the way to go with 32" carbon given they do exist in the lengths needed 
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Getting the spokes from Nextie didn’t work. They sent spokes that were way too long, and my local bike shop can’t cut and thread them. I’ve now ordered Sapim Race Spokes from Project321. They custom cut to 0.5 mm, and thread.
Today I cheated and took my EUC to the spot with my very cambered road that I only managed to ride with the 24 freestyle and 24 muni. The highest point is on the right of the road and then to the left it goes down with 8 degrees
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Are you looking to sell the Schlumpf?
Not at the moment, i’ve got it dismounted and am on and off working on cleaning it up (glazed on oil/grease/loctite etc. after sitting for several years).
I’m probably looking at rebuilding next spring. Still debating what it’s going back into; road 29, 32, 36 or even 28 - pizza cutters are fun! but would want to got carbon and fit for IDB. My understanding is that Jaco Flans is working on new cranks that would be Schlumpf compatible so also waiting to see what that looks like as well…
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Well at least that means appropriate length spokes are available. I’m a little surprised your local shop can’t cut and roll new threads - can they not do any, or is it just an issue specific to these spokes?
I just had the opportunity to test the tire today! I went for a road mountain climb, and got back to the bottom on some trails. The tire rolls great and has way more grip than expected. I’ll have to give it more tries, but it felt really great for a first ride!
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I’m very happy that it was your ride to Le Collet ? 
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I wouldn’t honestly be able to compare them. I ride two very different unis: my G32er uses the ST tire, but with a Street saddle and a quite short t-bar. On the other hand, my G36er uses a NR tire, but with a 3D-printed bike saddle and aero-bars. They are simply not the same machine 
I don’t know when I’ll have new opportunities to test the G32er again, but I’ll let you know if I find anything interesting
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Tubolito now offers a 32" TPU tube although it is not very obvious on the website. Select product TUBO-MTB, then select tire size 32". I just ordered one.
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On my very first ride with the 32" Maxxis Aspen 2.4 and Tubolito TPU tube I experienced a thorn puncture 
This was on trail where lots of thorn bushes were just cut/trimmed. Thorns were everywhere. I should have seen this coming. It resulted in a slow leak that took about 5 mins to lose enough pressure as to not be rideable. Rather than try to patch it on the trail I pumped it up, rode for 5 mins, repeat, and repeat to get back to the car. Tire was completely flat in 15 mins. Once home I unmounted the tire (first time without having to use levers) and confirmed one pin hole.
This got me thinking - had this been setup tubeless with sealant, a small thorn hole is usually sealed by the fluid inside without the rider even noticing. I’m curious if anyone has setup the Maxxis Aspen as tubeless? How does it ride? I suspect an inner tube offers some sidewall strength that wouldn’t be there in tubeless.
Oh, I do have the Tubolito patch kit but haven’t applied it yet. Will report on that next.
That sucks. At least you were able to ride back, even if it involved a lot of pumping the tyre back up!
I walked one of my riding routes the other week and was followed by a hedge trimmer cutting back the weeds and the bushes and the thorns. I made a mental note not to ride that way for a while.
I imagine with currently running a TPU tube you wouldn’t notice much difference in riding feel between that and tubeless.
I suspect most of the prototype 32" bikes will be running tubeless as it’s so common on MTBs now so it should work just fine.
It is a tubeless compatible tyre.
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This is exactly what I’m curious about. I really do think that any inner tube adds some strength/stiffness to the sidewall that could affect ride-feel but have not confirmed this by trying both.
Anyone have experience with the Aspen both with a tube and without?
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