Hi all I have been running tubeless for many years now... almost exclusively on Maxxis EXO TR tyres. I ride relatively often, and on various terrains, on and offroad. The only time I actually would have needed to use my spare tube (but couldnt get the tyre off the rim ) was many years ago when i had completely underinflated my tyres due to a faulty floorpump gauge (and me being a novice), and a result, burped all the sealant out on a trail. Since then, I have encountered many punctures through nails, thorns etc... and most of the time, the sealant and mushroom plug does it job, either quickly or slowly. Sometimes I only need one bomb, sometimes two. But never, in the past few years, have I felt the need or desire to take off the tyre and insert the spare tube... I think I'd rather walk back... eventhough the rims I now use are lekker wide and not like the ones I had a few years back, and so theoretically, it should be easier to remove the tyre completely and insert a tube. It got me thinking, am I wasting space by carrying a spare tube.. or are most of ya'll still carrying a tube for 'when the worst happens'. How often do you actually have a puncture that renders the tubeless and mushroom plug useless, and you have to stick in the tube instead?
