A couple of my friends tried velociraptors, and hated them. I have been riding long enough to really have my opinion count ( my opinion and 50 cents will get you a can of coke) but tubeless is amazing and I like it better. As long as my tires are inflated properly they seem to hold up much better than with a tube. You should do some research of your own first. I do know that Russ has a set of maxis that you could get a hell of a deal on!