Originally Posted by
Kapusta
Well since literally anything is out there if you look hard enough, this becomes an exercise in silliness.
I assume people are talking about things no longer on bikes of the type and price range they are looking at buying.
I would take “tubes” as meaning tires/rims that can’t be run tubeless. For obvious reasons, manufacturers can’t ship them tubeless, but as I pointed out earlier two recent bikes, we bought actually came set up tubeless. No tubes included.
Giant ship tubeless and their dealers just add sealant at point of sale. They still hold air well enough without sealant for shipping and storage. Giant have been doing this since at least 2019.