Originally Posted by
Koyote
On a recent ride, I spent a little time on a highway and heard a rhythmic 'clicking' as my wheels turned. Got home and found this buried in my rear tire. Tire had not lost any air. Pulled out the nail, jammed in a plug, and about 600 miles later the tire is still in use. I didn't have to run a slow, heavy, rough-riding tire, didn't have to change a tube on the side of the highway in 40-degree temps, and the "fix" took about 60 seconds in the comfort of my garage.
But yeah,
Leisesturm , tubeless tires are misery!
I had the same experience about 2 yrs ago, I had a 10 penny nail in my rear tire (P Zero Race TLR) and could not get it out, tire had about 1K roughly if I recall at the time, but it made an horrendous racket all the way home, seems the nail was tapping the valve head. It took some pliers to pull it out and 2 plugs to seal it, but I lost no pressure until I pulled the nail. I rode that tire over 3500 miles before I swapped them out for new ones.