Tubeless or Tube?
Which are you and why?
Does it matter for the type of bike / riding you'll be doing?
Which are you and why?
Does it matter for the type of bike / riding you'll be doing?
Tubeless
- Thread starter Shawn Gossman
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Wade
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I work as a mechanic on several bike tours. While tubeless can benefit some mountain bike racers, these are pretty unnecessary for the average rider.
Much easier to fix flats with a tube and way less mess. I’ve warned riders on my tours that if they are riding tubeless, they need to be able to fix it themselves.
Tubeless solves a problem that doesn’t exist.
Much easier to fix flats with a tube and way less mess. I’ve warned riders on my tours that if they are riding tubeless, they need to be able to fix it themselves.
Tubeless solves a problem that doesn’t exist.
Tubeless for those not working on bike and tubed for those who have to work on them haha
I can't count the number of times i've come home from a ride (gravel, road, mtb) and the seat tube is speckled in sealant. Without being tubeless i would 100% flatted and had to end my ride earlier than expected. The lower pressures allowed by tubeless benefit everyone, especially those of us who struggle to get the bike turned on dir.
I spent so long on tubes and was super lucky. When i moved to Lexington I had tons of issues. Then when I moved back to southern Illinois i went tubeless and i wont be back on tubes.
Tubeless and waxed chains. The best move for the cycling industry in a while.