tube or no tube
06-18-12, 07:54 PM
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tube or no tube
Sure this has been beat to death, but what are the disadvantages of a tubeless tire? How does the weight compare to a tubed tire?
06-18-12, 09:01 PM
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I personally don't love the Presta valve on my tubeless. I also don't have any old tubes laying around anymore to make chainstay protectors or slingshots. You gotta remember to add some Stans every couple of months. Sometimes I get some of that on the outside of the tire if I ran over something that used to flat me out. The initial cost sucked a little, but no more than any other decent upgrade. Those are some disadvantages.
Mine roll fast and feel good, I'm sure they are lighter. Weight of tube offset by a couple of ounces of Stans, what's a tube weigh?
Mine roll fast and feel good, I'm sure they are lighter. Weight of tube offset by a couple of ounces of Stans, what's a tube weigh?
06-19-12, 09:56 AM
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Kenda thornproof weighs 300 grams, Kenda Superlight is 143 grams.
1 ounce = 28.3 grams
SO, converting both tires to tubeless can save you anywhere from @ 1/3 to 3/4 of a pound. In the biking world, that is pretty affordable weight loss.
1 ounce = 28.3 grams
SO, converting both tires to tubeless can save you anywhere from @ 1/3 to 3/4 of a pound. In the biking world, that is pretty affordable weight loss.
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if you can feel the difference in weight between a UST tire and a non UST tire, then you are probably good enough and experienced enough to already know which is better.
