Tubeless
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Pros
- 2 years tubeless, not a single noticeable puncture. Switched to inner tubes because the new bike came with them. 4 flats in a year. Switched back to tubeless with new rims. Not a single noticeable puncture in more than a year.
- Once you go tubeless you will never go back! Plus tubeless has less rolling resistance.
- No, but the sealant can fix itself from small punctures.
- I've been running tubeless on my road bike since 2018 and haven't had any issues. I'd never go back to tubes.
- I appreciated making the switch years ago just again this week. I only noticed that I had had a rear puncture during my ride when I was putting my bike on my car rack. If there hadn't been some sealant on my seat tube I would have never...
Cons
- At higher weights, tubeless completely fails as a product. 1. Tubeless seals best at low pressures, but our weight means we need to run higher pressures. This means we need larger tires to bring the pressures back down. 2. A...
- I haven't had an issue that has prevented me from finishing a ride since I went tubeless.
- Tubeless is great until it's not. Taking them on and off is THE WORST!
- Parent context: I feel both ways. Tubeless is awesome until you have to touch it and the littlest thing like putting in air or having g to keep air and sealant inside seems too hard. Inflating it often leaks air, or leads to strange hear...
- I'm 100% sold on tubeless for lower pressures. On the road bike though, not so much. I'm with you on this one.
Sentiment
14 positive (56%) · 4 mixed (16%) · 7 negative (28%)
Trust + time weighted score: +28% · raw score 28%
What redditors said (10 of 25)
At higher weights, tubeless completely fails as a product. 1. Tubeless seals best at low pressures, but our weight means we need to run higher pressures. This means we need larger tires to bring the pressures back down. 2. Additionally, tires puncture more at higher pressures, so again, we need to go with larger tires to bring the pressure down.
I haven't had an issue that has prevented me from finishing a ride since I went tubeless.
2 years tubeless, not a single noticeable puncture. Switched to inner tubes because the new bike came with them. 4 flats in a year. Switched back to tubeless with new rims. Not a single noticeable puncture in more than a year.
Once you go tubeless you will never go back! Plus tubeless has less rolling resistance.
No, but the sealant can fix itself from small punctures.
Tubeless is great until it's not. Taking them on and off is THE WORST!
Parent context: I feel both ways. Tubeless is awesome until you have to touch it and the littlest thing like putting in air or having g to keep air and sealant inside seems too hard. Inflating it often leaks air, or leads to strange heartbeat on the gauge where the tire doesn’t want to accept air. Reply: You do get to ride with a puncture that self seals which is awesome but it introduces a cadre of complexities that …
I've been running tubeless on my road bike since 2018 and haven't had any issues. I'd never go back to tubes.
I appreciated making the switch years ago just again this week. I only noticed that I had had a rear puncture during my ride when I was putting my bike on my car rack. If there hadn't been some sealant on my seat tube I would have never known. The tire pressure loss wasn't even noticeable and I couldn't find the hole. Ready to roll for next time with no repair needed.
This is the specific issue that pushed me to tubeless. Around this time of year, I pick up a few of these on nearly every ride. Not sustainable to replace tubes for. Then I started patching and that became tiresome.
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