What does tire repair look like on the road with tubeless? Boot it and tube it?
-Justin in Philly On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 4:19:05 PM UTC-4, William wrote: > > Tubeless is purported to stop flats in two ways. First, there is nothing > to pinch, so pinch flats are impossible. This allows us to run even lower > pressures without worry. Second, the sealant is supposed to seal around > anything that pokes your tire. > > I've only been running 650B tubeless for a few months on my commute bike. > I've gotten zero flats, but I don't consider that meaningful. I imagine a > huge nasty tire gasher, like a big chunk of glass or metal that rips a hole > in your tire is still going to give you a flat with tubeless. On distance > rides, I still carry a tube, which you can still put in there on your > tubeless setup. > > On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 11:37:25 AM UTC-7, Peter M wrote: >> >> How does tubeless stop flats? Not being snarky, I just am not that >> familiar with the whole tubeless system. >> On Sep 25, 2012 2:13 PM, "Hoffsta" <tongue...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Go Hetre and Stan's Tubeless if you want the best ride and zero concerns >>> about flats. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Monday, September 24, 2012 3:55:00 PM UTC-7, lungimsam wrote: >>>> >>>> Does it have puncture or sidewall protection? >>>> I need them for commuting and want to avoid flats and that sorta thing. >>>> >>>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/lAubQmbZkN4J. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/ePHnxvptdiUJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
