Originally Posted by
fantom1
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One point of yours I still don't get, is that puncture resistance is totally ancillary. Nobody rides tubeless purely for punctures, that doesn't make any sense since again, you can put sealant in tubes with the exact same function.
Ask the tourists who ride the Great Divide through New Mexico or Baja Divide or any place with lots of thorns and they'll tell you running tubeless is the best option for puncture resistance. Putting sealant in tubes isn't as effective as a proper tubeless setup.