Note that sealant (Orange Seal regular formula) works very well in tubes in road tires; a metaphorical 95%+ as well as sealant (OS Endurance formulas because it leaves far less residue) in low pressure fat tubeless tires. I ride 175 (digital!) gram 29 mm RH tires in goathead world and while I carry spare tubes and extra sealant I no longer carry patches. And you don't need to replenish sealant in tubes, IME, except every 18 or 24 months.
Patrick Moore 29 mm Elk Pass with tubes at 50 to 60 psi + OS regular 42 mm Naches Pass with tubes at 30 to 40 psi + OS regular 50 mm Soma Supple Vitesse SL tubeless at 20 to 23 psi + OS Endurance 72 mm WTB Ranger tubeless at 13 to 15 psi + OS Endurance On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 10:56 AM Ted W <ted.l.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > > One year, I tried tubeless and the piece of mind of not getting flats > was fabulous. My commuter got a flat once and I had to walk home in the > rain pushing the bike. I wasn't so happy. When I went tubeless on the > Appa, I changed the tires to Gravel King slicks and the entire ride changed > for the better, bringing back more fun. I couldn't wait to jump on it > every day, it was like a new bike. So, perhaps new fabulous tires for a > different feel? How about riding different bikes, perhaps for a week at a > time. I do that. > > This reminds me, being prepared for every (most?) eventualities is a huge > part that I think some people tend to overlook. Being stranded or having to > push your bike because of a mechanical failure is a quick way to ruin your > commuting experience. I run tubeless, knobby tires on my Appaloosa for the > same reason mentioned above: flat protection. Having knobby tires reduces > the changes of a flat in my experience and tubeless tires have a lower > likely hood of going flat due to the common, small punctures I experience > around town. In my experience, tubeless tires have added flat protection > compared to strictly tubed tires. You have sealant in the tire to > automatically seal any small punctures. In the case of punctures too big to > seal automatically, I carry tire plugs (also called "bacon strips"). If all > else fails, I also carry a spare tube and patch kit; you can always run a > tubeless tire with a tube if all else fails. I've also seen tire repair > kits that include a sewing kit for repairing sidewall tears, but I've never > seen a need to include that in my kit. > > To avoid getting stranded on the side of the road due to a mechanical > failure, I carry the following on my bike at all times: > * spare tube > * tire plugs (bacon strips, not darts) > * tire/tube patches > * frame pump > * bike-specific multi-tool > * Wolftooth (yes, branded) Pack Pliers > * Spare quicklinks > * Tire levers > * Spare tubeless valve and at least one spare valve core > * a couple of M4 bolts of various lengths > -- 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/CALuTfgsEu2OFX3kRGEEBtm4C_SwywcZ0TpZREfZo9y0X%3DuN0jA%40mail.gmail.com.
