Originally Posted by
Iride01
But maybe the type of riding the article was talking about needs to be considered. Didn't see any road bikes in the pic's.
Though only ride road bikes, I have to wonder if the 1 or 2 watts difference that tubeless versions of the same tire provide is material for me. For others that ride really far, long and often, maybe.
From what I've read, tubeless became a hit with the off-road crowd for puncture resistance. No so much for rolling resistance.
Agree on the off road rationale.
I wonder if the wattage difference makes any difference except in competition where success is measured in seconds per km (or 1.61 seconds per mi) or even seconds per 100 mile+ race. I don't think that even long distance recreational riders would notice the difference unless they're competing.
If any tube or tire contributes to comfort or convenience, that's a selling point to me. Haven't seen documentation of enough of a difference for the type of recreational road riding I do, yet.