negative 3 psi would be EPIC cushy! On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 5:16:56 PM UTC-7, Jim M. wrote: > > On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 4:57:28 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> How low can you go with tubeless in 2" tires? I regularly go down to >> 12 with my Big Apples -- have gone lower inadvertently -- with no >> pinches or creep. >> >> I go 10 to 15 psi lower with tubeless than tubed, so that should take you > down to negative 3 psi. > > But seriously folks, ride quality, flat resistance, and traction are all > better in my experience. 4 years of off-road riding with no flats makes me > wish that road tubeless would advance faster than it has. I've never run > over a nail, but I've run over plenty of goatheads. The hole seals up > around the goathead and you can remove them at your leisure. No pinch > flats. There is much less sealant than with slime tubes. I've heard stories > of riders hitting big bumps and having the tire burp out sealant, but > that's never happened to me. With Stan's, most of the sealant stays liquid, > so, in answer to one question, you do not get a lump of congealed goo in > the tire. It evaporates eventually, and then you add more sealant. With > off-road use, I wear out the tire long before dried sealant adds > significant weight. If you bash your way through rock gardens and put a big > tear in the sidewall, Stan's won't seal, but if I'm going through terrain > like that, I carry a spare tube and a boot. > > jim m > wc ca > > >
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