Precisely my assessment as well, Ted. Goatheads are the dividing line I see. Yet, clearly, there is another dividing line that Roberta and Riv-sisters are pointing out as well, and I'm delighted it is working for them.
With abandon, Patrick On Sunday, June 7, 2020 at 1:30:06 PM UTC-6, ted wrote: > > Hey Deacon, > > Though you are certainly big, and you may be an Ogre, I think we both know > you're not dumb. > I think sometimes the move to tubeless gets conflated with the move to big > supple low pressure tires, because some people do both at the same time. As > you are already riding big supple low pressure tires, and are not bothered > by flats, I'd argue you're clearly the opposite of a perfect case study for > going tubeless. As you say you have no problem to fix. People who are > familiar with goat heads however, often feel they do have a problem, and > for them (and others bothered by flats resulting from similar irritants) > tubeless may be an answer. Different circumstances / environments often > warrant different equipment choices. > > regards > Ted > > On Sunday, June 7, 2020 at 11:42:21 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> Sweet ride, Roberta! I know how much more my daughters love riding their >> lighter Clementines compared with their previous, much heavier kid's bikes >> or 90s Trek rebuilds. As an ogre who carries my bikepacking rig weighing up >> to 100 pounds as needed, I don't innately appreciate that need and easily >> forget it, until I am helping them get over rocks and roots on steep, >> technical bits I just consider normal. Grin. >>> >>> >> Like you, Roberta, I enjoy freely wandering topics, learning much from >> them. My 2.8" beefy tires on my GBW are the perfect case study for going >> tubeless, yet I do not. Why? I've yet to experience the need. Cross >> reference "big, dumb ogre." Grin. For me, the weight isn't a big deal. I >> get plenty of tire suppleness with a tube with the carefully chosen suppler >> tires I ride, and I still don't grasp how a field flat is addressed without >> mess and frustration. Arguably, the one flat I've gotten on "Beorn" was due >> to inner moving rub as it occured on the inside of the tube after months of >> riding. Still, for me, tubeless is a solution looking for a problem. Grin. >> I am delighted it is working for so many! >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0b2ba234-c590-47e8-a0a2-0f175ebc043do%40googlegroups.com.
