MTBeer Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 Has anybody ever gone from tubeless to tubes? If so, why? If not, why not? These are all rhetorical questions, of course!forken Vrystaters...
flymango Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 forken Vrystaters... Watch it! I'll set my Cheetahs caracal on you!
Patchelicious Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 Run a poll. Results will tell you what to do. But I think your money will be safe on: "Yes"
Iwan Kemp Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 short answer.... YES Actually, that is the long answer!
Grey Hubs Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 If this was a road bike, would the answers be the same???You really using a MTB bike as a road bike...
bertusras Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 Actually, that is the long answer! Is the short answer "Ja" or "Si" ?
MTBeer Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 Watch it! I'll set my Cheetahs caracal on you! meeeow...
Bateleur1 Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 Thorns aren't the only way to puncture! I've had sharp small sticks puncture my tires...Once you master the tubeless setup, small puncture holes take care of themselves and you probably won't even notice. With a tube, you'll need to stop and repair (unless you running sealant in a tube).Tubeless = less weight and performance increase (grip) with lower pressures. But you right, if these "gains" don't interest you, go tubes with sealant...no reason for tubeless! Thanks, usefull answer.
igg Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 In case no one has said this already: yes. Even my roadbike runs tubeless. Main issue with road tubeless is the pressure (I run 6 - 6.5bar), you'd better hope you have enough sealant because at road pressures that stuff flies out really fast and gets everywhere.
Eddy Gordo Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 Where are you guys riding and getting all these thorns?I ride tokai, jonkers, eden, gspot, paarl, helderberg, contermans, hoogekraal and have not yet encountered any thorns in my wheels so far.
joevan Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 Where are you guys riding and getting all these thorns?I ride tokai, jonkers, eden, gspot, paarl, helderberg, contermans, hoogekraal and have not yet encountered any thorns in my wheels so far.Notice that Bloemendal/Bspot missing from your list. Have renamed this place as Doringdal!Rode there yesterday and plenty thorns!!!
Hairy Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 Hi all I am one of those guys these days, that cycles on the tar mostly, (99,5%) of the time with my MTB with knobblies. My question is, is it worth going tubeless in this circumstances? Or is it better to just stick to tubes?Do you often get punctures?If yes = answer is to go TBLIf no = answer is to go TBL The thorn season is coming!TBL = Less Stress Fixing a puncture is not a big deal, but if you have the facility to mostly avoid fixing punctures, then do it! If it is a monetary decision, tubes rock.
OldBull Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 My answer YES. I was sceptical. Ran tubeless front and tube in the back. Did a long ride and had 2 punctures, one front one back. Front took seconds to sort, but the back took several minutes to fix. Next day m****d my tudes away. Never looked back, except if I want to cross the road.
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