That's definitely the normal approach. I have a bum ticker and low wattage, my average speeds are less than 10 mph and if I have a pair of slow tires eating an extra ten of my scant hundred watts I can feel it and it's frustrating. That said, my sliced Voyager Hyper got replaced with a regular Marathon, which is not too bad for rolling resistance, and it's only on the rear.

Old thread, but this is exactly my question!

I commute on a MUP 35 minutes each way 5-6 times a day. Had a few flats this week, because of storms blowing all the smashed beer bottles folks drink and throw into the woods onto the trail. With the ride being on 35 minutes, when I get a puncture halfway there...it's a toss up to swap it out or ride to my office to make it easier to swap. That happened this week, was cold-ish, pouring rain, and halfway there. Oh, and bike has a rack and fenders, so makes changing flats a bit harder than on a road bike.

I'm not looking for performance or weight savings, just a lack of punctured tubes. Been riding this trail for years now, not a ton of flats, but this week I've had two.

I run cyclocross tubeless on my CX race/gravel riding bike, so have set it up. And have all I need on hand - Stan's tape, rim strip, liquid. Older rim, but brand new Panaracer Gravel King tubeless ready tire. I'd still carry a tube and would get a plug fix kit.

Don't see the reason not to try, especially having set up tubeless already and having all the needed goods on hand. (though I know non-tubeless rims always can pose some challenges in setting up.)

Thanks!

Oh, and beyond commuting, I ride this bke all over the city, so I'm on it 7 days a week. Run 38 mm Panaracer tires. And it's a solid-quality commuter I built up myself two years ago. Nothing fancy, but a solid bike.

Yes. I'm onto a different bike than the one I posted about in this thread. My new one came with tubeless rims but not real tubeless tires. The tires when set up tubeless with Stan's or Truckerco would seep out the sidewalls, but did ok with Orange Seal. One of them has worn out and been replaced with a Schwalbe Snakeskin tire, and that hasn't been a problem any more. Sealant drying out has turned out not to be a big deal - just ignore the residue and add more. But I'm using big mountain bike tires that wear out in a few thousand miles. If I were on a smaller volume 10,000 mile tire for five years I could see it being a problem. It's nice not to fix thorn flats roadside any more. I carry a 2oz bottle of sealant in case it turns out I forgot and I got a tubeless patch kit (worms) for bigger holes but I haven't had to use it. It still won't save you from a severe cut, but that's really pretty rare.