Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
Why the 'gotta'?
I dont think about the tires on my gravel bike. Fill em up to the PSIs I want before riding, and then ride. Thats it.
What is being missed by having tubes? The PSI i have both tires set at seems to be a nice balance between comfort and not so flat that the tires feel slow and squishy.
Tubeless reduces risk of pinch flat, because there's nothing to pinch that goes flat -- except maybe the tire itself.
I have read that going tubeless allows tires to flex better, meaning less rolling resistance. I ran my Byway tires tubeless for a few days, and honestly I couldn't perceive a difference compared to my Horizons with tubes in them.
Most of the time I'm running tubes. Haven't really had a problem with them.