Should I upgrade to tubeless

[scotty]

must be a slow day on the hub,  3 pages of yes, and one sensible answer

So your suggestion would be

[eddy]

So your suggestion would be

 

 

Mine. Obviously.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

And I am sure everyone who posted feels the same. We are all winners  

[Theunissa]

Or does the cheaper sealants work as good?

i have been using fug it for the last 4 months and it works. I put in about 160ml per tyre and have gone through alot of thorns and it holds it even sealed the pin holes that comes with new tyres. Cost about 150 per 500ml bottle

 

 

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[KB280DT]

Went for a cycle in Rawsonville this morning and somewhere along the line picked up a thorn. Only noticed it when i got back to the farm.

 

Took the tyre off just now and were met by a greenish liquid sloshing around inside the tyre. Seems the previous owner fitted tubes with sealant in them (which explains why i made it back to the farm I'd say)

 

Here's pics of the rim and tyre

 

 

 

 

Would these rims be adequate to go the tubeless route somewhere in the future? Or should i just continue using tubes with sealant?

 

 

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[porqui]

Went for a cycle in Rawsonville this morning and somewhere along the line picked up a thorn. Only noticed it when i got back to the farm.

 

Took the tyre off just now and were met by a greenish liquid sloshing around inside the tyre. Seems the previous owner fitted tubes with sealant in them (which explains why i made it back to the farm I'd say)

 

Here's pics of the rim and tyre

 

 

 

 

Would these rims be adequate to go the tubeless route somewhere in the future? Or should i just continue using tubes with sealant?

 

 

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Please post a picture of the inner tube.

 

(looks like your setup is tubeless)

[KB280DT]

Please post a picture of the inner tube.

 

(looks like your setup is tubeless)

Here you go

 

 

 

 

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[BaGearA]

For anyone wondering 

 

 

If you can afford tubeless , Then DO it !!

 

The advantages massively out weigh the hassle of setup or maintenance.

 

If you really are hesitant , convert the wheel you get most 'punchers" on and then compare it to the other over a few months and see how you feel about it.

 

 

 

YOU WON'T REGRET IT   

[eddy]

For anyone wondering

 

 

If you can afford tubeless , Then DO it !!

 

The advantages massively out weigh the hassle of setup or maintenance.

 

If you really are hesitant , convert the wheel you get most 'punchers" on and then compare it to the other over a few months and see how you feel about it.

 

 

 

YOU WON'T REGRET IT

 

If you ride off-road, Certainly. But that is not his situation.

 

Read what he says: he rides 99.5% on the road.

 

I ride less than less than 95% of the riding I do on my road bike on the road and except for hitting an open water inspection cover at 60kph and pinch flatting both tires, I have not had a puncture in years. On a mtb with tubes I would not even had that.

 

So no real reason to go to the expense or hassle if he does not ride off-road

 

 

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[BaGearA]

If you ride off-road, Certainly. But that is not his situation.

 

Read what he says: he rides 99.5% on the road.

 

I ride less than less than 95% of the riding I do on my road bike on the road and except for hitting an open water inspection cover at 60kph and pinch flatting both tires, I have not had a puncture in years. On a mtb with tubes I would not even had that.

 

So no real reason to go to the expense or hassle if he does not ride off-road

 

 

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I understand your intention.

 

But my post was to anyone on this thread and not that single gentleman , you need to use logic when reading it obviously it won't apply to roadies, commuters ect.

[scotty]

Op asked for views and hubber's gave theirs, Its up to the Op to decide. As someone who has punctured numerous times on road riding MTB with sealant tubes from glass, nails, bits of wire etc I have no regrets switching to tubeless and since converting Iv'e never once spent time changing tubes on my commuter bike. 

[joburgnel]

Hi, At one stage this question pops into every Mtb rider's mind. I've just used tube sealant in my wheels with the same result as tubeless except the extra weight. One day after a 82km ride, I saw I had some thorns in both wheels. I counted 8 in front and 4 at the rear. Till today I never had to stop to fix a puncture and the sealant was only R90 for 2 tubes.

 

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[SwissVan]

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?

 

How many punctures do you get, if it's more than once or twice then it's probably worth trying tubeless. If you ride on tar then you need to consider the burp factor something you don't want to experience on hi speed corners or hairpin bends, which can happen with some tubeless set ups.

 

 

 

Stupid question .... Why?

 

I am propably in the same boat as the OP. When not cycling on tar and in the woods, I don't even have to deal with something like kameeldoring. Glass is hardly an issue on tar. So from my ignorant view .... why spend more money?

I'm in the same boat, I prefer tubeless for the improved traction (lower pressure) it provides, puncture protection is less of a concern in my part of the world. Cannot think when last I had a puncture....

First world problems ????

 

Has anybody ever gone from tubeless to tubes?

 

If so, why?

 

If not, why not?

 

These are all rhetorical questions, of course!

As the outdoor riding season looms here in lala land I'm asking myself if I should skip the hassle of tubeless (cleaning out the old goop from last season and resealing again) and just go back to tubes..... tubes are a lot less hassle if you have good condition roads and trails without sharp rocks and thorns... as mentioned above the main reason I ride tubeless is because I prefer the feel and traction that comes with tubeless lower pressures

[Allrounder]

Thanks guys. stans and racing ralphs ready for the argus..... 

[KB280DT]

So went down to my LBS yesterday afternoon. they confirmed that my rims will allow me to go the tubeless route. Still got plenty tread left on the current tires so will run with a tubed setup until it's time to replace the tires and then make the switch

 

 

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[Reghardt van Rensburg]

I don't know so well. My experience on tubless havent been so great. It cost me a lot of money, first i have to buy a new tire and swop the front old one to the back. Then let a shop do the conversion because i didn't have the experience sealant or a compressor. My tires and rims where tubless ready (GIANT XC3/Shwalbe racing ralph) but it still cost me R750 for both to convert. I'm seeing black rim tape when there where blue rim tape.

My rear tire with still plenty of thread didn't stay inflated the next day after converting it last Friday.

 

I tried a floor pump, and a older tire - but i doesn't inflate.

 

So basically I payed R350 for the shop to take out my inner tube that I now have to re-buy and go tubed again.

 

So if your tubless tire go flat, it's another trip to the LBS. This was my biggest concern about converting to tubeless. Everyone raves about tubeless tires. But a in my shitty experience, having inner tubes with sealant is exactly the same thing, with less of a risk - You can at least replace a inner tube on the trail and pump it up using a easy and small to use hand pump.

 

I've heard you can use a seatbelt inside your tire glued to the inside to prevent thorns from piercing your inner tube. At this stage I'm so fed up - I haven't rode **** again this weekend and wasting time on Youtube looking/learning the tubeless system, that I'm going to consider going "Permatubes"

At least I'll be able to complete a ride heavy as it is.

[KB280DT]

tbh Reghardt, even though I am thinking about going tubeless, the thought of using a tyre liner and slime filled tube also crossed my mind. I don't ride near enough trails yet to even justify the cost of going tubeless. i was quoted R1,400 by my lbs to do the tubeless conversion. Quote included tyres iirc.

 

 

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