Originally Posted by
Sy Reene
That was kinda what I'm getting at.. if the advantage seeking for TL is not about flatting less, then with this new tech to start thinking about skipping the sealant. I don't know if this article is accurate; are UST tires the only TL tires that work without sealant? If so, you can ignore everything I suggested unless you're running Mavics, right?
https://www.bicycling.com/skills-tip...s-tires-guide/
No, UST aren’t the only airtight tubeless tires. I ran first gen Schwalbe Pro One tires on American Classic Argent tubeless rims (non-UST) without sealant, no problem.
I’ve kind of lost track of what all the particular tubeless terminology refering to casing type means, e.g. “tubeless ready,” “Tubeless Easy,” “TLE,” “tubeless,” “tubeless TLR,” and all the rest, but basically some casings are lined to make them airtight, and some are not, relying instead on the sealant to make the casing airtight.