Old 09-28-22, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by chaadster
Your point is grossly oversimplified and not really relevant to tubeless tire performance, because— and I’m sorry to have to keep repeating myself here— tubeless tires do not have the same risk of loss of control as tubed or tubular tires because tubeless tires do not lose pressure, in most cases, in the rapid manner a tubed or tubular tire does.

In fact, I’d wager most front tubeless punctures do not even cause the rider to stop, much less result in catastrophe such as loss of control.
My point was in response to advice you offered: Quote:

"Originally Posted by chaadster View Post
if workable, moving it to the front would further mitigate running risk and avoid immediate replacement."

That is bad advice.

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