Originally Posted by
noodle soup
I'd be giving tubes less thought, and be thinking more about tubeless tires/sealant + valves..
I used tubeless for about 5 years and grew more and more disenchanted with them. They STILL get flats by getting a cut too large for the sealant to seal. You can carry "bacon" or a tubeless "plug" and tool but these are normally so large that it destroys the cord of the tire and the tire is a throw away. If you try to simply put an innertube in them the sealant is really yucky. Also, the latest tubeless tires are EXTREMELY difficult to put on. I broke 2 carbon wheels even with the latest "tire jacks" which are supposed to prevent this and allow you to install even stubborn tires. They don't. I have gone back to clinchers and innertubes and the joy of being able to mount both tires and tubes in 20 minutes was indescribable.