Originally Posted by
chaadster
I wouldn't bet on it. Putting on a tubeless tire is the same as putting on a tubed tire, so if you have a tubeless rim and tubeless tire, you actually eliminate the tube related steps, so tubeless could be easier. Sealant is not required, especially for heavy, durable rec riding tires, and with the right rim design, neither is a compressor, again, especially considering low pressure rec riding scenarios
Once the industry gets tooled up, I don't see any reason tubeless should not become the norm, given the advantages.
Tubeless has been around for quite a few years now. The industry is fully tooled up. Putting on a tubeless tire is not the same thing. You don't need experience to know that, all you have to do is watch someone. I've read from too many tubeless owners (not rumors), at how hard some of those tires are to mount, eliminating a tube related step saves about 10 seconds, I'm not sure why you wouldn't put sealant in it, sealant can clog up valve stems as it did with me, and if you end up having to put a tube in to fix a tubeless tire flat which in fact happens then you're really sucking.
If I was getting flats on a regular basis and never removed a tire except when it was worn out then perhaps it would be a good idea. Many of us remove tires to switch from one bike to another, to put a wheel on a truing stand, replace a spoke, ect. Tubless is just too much of a pain in the ass and will remain a niche deal.
Swapping a tube on the road takes little time and effort.