In my stable, the tubeless bikes are only the bikes whose tires are wider than 2.2" Everything 2.2" and under is still running tubes.
Bill "not goathead country" Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 8:22:47 PM UTC-8 eddietheflay wrote: > maybe thread drift but if you have not tried tubeless yet, think twice. > when you do get a puncture that does not seal and whatever hole filler you > use does not fill the hole, and you have to eventually use a tube to > proceed on your ride, that may be the point at which you ask yourself why > you went tubeless. there's nothing quite like dealing with a tire with a > bunch of liquid goo rolling around in it while you try to install a tube. > one of the these messes by the side of the road was the event that made me > love tubes again. > On Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 8:10:38 PM UTC-8 rmro...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Thank You, very helpful. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Mar 9, 2022, at 7:58 PM, Clark Fitzgerald <clark...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I had 2.25 G1 all round tires tubeless- made for a plush, buttery ride. >> The 55mm Rene Herse knobbies tubeless were similar, but noticeably louder / >> more annoying on pavement. >> >> >> Now I'm on 48mm Rene Herse knobbies with tubes and they are *much* >> quieter and more precise handling on pavement than the two above tires. >> >> On Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 5:48:16 PM UTC-8 rmro...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Greetings. I plan to install either Rene Herse Juniper Ridge (48mm) or >>> Umtanum Ridge (55mm) tires on my new Clem Smith Jr. It currently has G1 all >>> round tires in 2.25" width (57mm). Running tubes currently, considering >>> tubeless. I actually quite like the G1 tires but they are heavy. I weigh >>> 170 lbs. and use the bike primarily for mixed surface rides, preferably >>> smooth gravel / hardpack including light touring / bikepacking. I have the >>> Fleecer Ridge (55mm) tires on a different bike and they are pretty great >>> tubeless. I am leaning towards the Junipers to insure ample room for >>> (future?) fenders but interested in others opinions, especially on a Clem. >>> In any case I will likely use the standard casing and the rims are >>> Cliffhangers. I have had favorable comments from a couple of Juniper users >>> but have yet to talk to anyone using the larger tire. >>> Thanks! >>> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/P4zG-fxugDc/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/efbec32b-2ba5-47d6-9115-35b437c63a36n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/efbec32b-2ba5-47d6-9115-35b437c63a36n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- 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/c9a3e881-7e77-4fbd-ab1b-6bc330671ce8n%40googlegroups.com.
