Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
Hookless is for tubeless, and you won't be able to go with tires that aren't tubeless compatible without hooks. Your rims will be lighter and stronger though, particularly more impact resistant.
the weight difference is minimal, and the impact resistance benefit is nearly irrelevant for road use.
Hooked carbon clinchers don't have a big problem with cracking rim beads.
Hookless beads limit tire selection to tubeless tires only. That was deal breaker for me.