Originally Posted by FlashBazbo

I'm generally an early adopter for most intelligent bicycle trends. (Press fit bottom brackets missed the "intelligent" cut, so . . . ) But I've avoided tubeless tires primarily because of the goop. It's not JUST the mess when you have a flat. It's not JUST that you still have to carry everything you have to carry with a tubed tire. It's also that you have to remove the tire periodically and clean / scrape / sand blast the congealed and dried goop from the inside of your tire and rim.


Help me get past this third barrier. Has goop technology improved to the point that service intervals are reasonable? What brand goop do you use . . . and how often do you have to clean it out of your tire/rim and replace it? If the bike sits for a month or two, does the goop set up at the bottom of the tire (requiring service before going out)?


Help rehabilitate this tubeless skeptic / luddite. What are your experiences with tubeless?