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Old 01-14-20, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by tomtomtom123
The way I see it, all this talk of "burping" from a hard bump or something pressing against the sidewall seems to be quite an inconvenience for saving a bit of weight by not using a tube. .
No comment on the rest of your post, but a tubeless tire generally weighs the same compared to a standard tire + tube (using a Conti GP5 comparison of 25mm -- 295 vs 221 grams for TL vs Std).
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