Thread: Tires for Touring....beaded vs unbeaded and tubeless vs tube
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Old 08-08-15, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Leebo
Are you currently running a tubeless tire with a UST rim? Or just making guesses? Got goatheads, thorns or cactus? The idea for tubeless in mt biking is NO flats, from thorns or pinch flats, plus the benefit of running lower psi. And no tubes needed. Took the tubes out of my fat bike, they weighed 1 pound apiece. 1 pound. Seems like tubeless would be a great application for commuters and tourers.
I do not understand your question, I have never run tubeless.
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