Tubeless Tires

Here is a stupid question....the new bike I have came with tubeless tires. After giving it some
thought I am curious how I will repair a flat? What happens when I pick up a thorn or such while
out? Before I just quickly replaced the tube, but now???

 

"T_Blood" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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| Here is a stupid question....the new bike I have came with tubeless tires. After giving it some
| thought I am curious how I will repair a flat? What happens when I pick up a thorn or such while
| out? Before I just quickly replaced the tube, but now???

Carry a glue type patch kit and an inner tube. Yes, I know that carrying a tube defeats the "Less
weight with no tubes" philosophy, but it beats walking.

The first couple years that Gary Fisher bikes had tubeless systems, they came with tubes (sometimes
mounted, sometimes in the parts bag. Their system used a special rimstrip design to seal with the
bead, while UST uses an undrilled rim bed - I guess Bontrager (the maker of the Fisher version)
didn't trust their system that much at first.

One thing I have been told by some reps (I still run tubes, so I've never put this to the test) is
that you can leave a thorn *in the tire* and it won't lose air as fast as a tube will.

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I have founs the best way to repair a tubeless tube while riding is.....with a tube. "Nelson Binch"
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> "T_Blood" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> | Here is a stupid question....the new bike I have came with tubeless tires. After giving it some
> | thought I am curious how I will repair a flat? What happens when I pick up a thorn or such while
> | out? Before I just quickly replaced the tube, but now???
>
> Carry a glue type patch kit and an inner tube. Yes, I know that carrying
a
> tube defeats the "Less weight with no tubes" philosophy, but it beats walking.
>
> The first couple years that Gary Fisher bikes had tubeless systems, they came with tubes
> (sometimes mounted, sometimes in the parts bag. Their system used a special rimstrip design to
> seal with the bead, while UST
uses
> an undrilled rim bed - I guess Bontrager (the maker of the Fisher version) didn't trust their
> system that much at first.
>
> One thing I have been told by some reps (I still run tubes, so I've never put this to the test) is
> that you can leave a thorn *in the tire* and it won't lose air as fast as a tube will.
>
>
> ---
> __o _`\(,_ Cycling is life, (_)/ (_) all the rest, just details. Nelson Binch =^o.o^=
> http://intergalax.com
>
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> Here is a stupid question....the new bike I have came with tubeless tires. After giving it some
> thought I am curious how I will repair a flat? What happens when I pick up a thorn or such while
> out? Before I just quickly replaced the tube, but now???

A tube can work in a pinch (pun intended) - but Slime will patch most thorn type punctures without
you even knowing you have one. Deflate them and squirt a bit in there.

The good news is tubeless are so reliable you'll rarely if ever have tire problems anymore.

 

In article <[email protected]>, John Harlow wrote:

> The good news is tubeless are so reliable you'll rarely if ever have tire problems anymore.

Here's something I've been wondering: do tubeless tyres come in sizes big enough for so-called
'free-ride' bikes, and are they just as reliable?

I'm running 2.4s on my VPS-3, and I don't recall ever seeing a tubeless tyre that big. And even if I
COULD get them that big, would it be practical to run them? All of my flats are almost certainly
going to be pinch related. Mavic doesn't make a downhill UST wheelset, does it?

I'm not exactly burning to jump on this bandwagon, but if it works better, it works better, and I'm
all for that.

JS

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Jan Sacharuk wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, John Harlow wrote:
>
>
>>The good news is tubeless are so reliable you'll rarely if ever have tire problems anymore.
>
>
> Here's something I've been wondering: do tubeless tyres come in sizes big enough for so-called
> 'free-ride' bikes, and are they just as reliable?
>
> I'm running 2.4s on my VPS-3, and I don't recall ever seeing a tubeless tyre that big. And even if
> I COULD get them that big, would it be practical to run them? All of my flats are almost certainly
> going to be pinch related. Mavic doesn't make a downhill UST wheelset, does it?
>
> I'm not exactly burning to jump on this bandwagon, but if it works better, it works better, and
> I'm all for that.
>
> JS
>

There are a few 2.3 tires out there. I have found that the 2.0 pythons hook up just as well (if not
better) than the 2.4s I had on the rat ride. The ability to run lower pressure gives you a similar
amount of contact patch.

To the original poster. Carry a spare tube.

A

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My hands are full of thorns but I can't quit groping for the rose.

 

> going to be pinch related. Mavic doesn't make a downhill UST wheelset, does it?

http://www.mavic.com/servlet/srt/mavic/vtt-prod_fiche?produitsid=57&lg=uk

 

[email protected] (T_Blood) wrote in message
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> Here is a stupid question....the new bike I have came with tubeless tires. After giving it some
> thought I am curious how I will repair a flat? What happens when I pick up a thorn or such while
> out? Before I just quickly replaced the tube, but now???

In my tubeless experience (3 sets of tires over past year) I always have carried a patch kit (for
patching the tire) and an extra tube. One of my tires is *unpatchable* so after trying to patch it
for six hours (over many occasions) I used tubeless slime, and it works great. I have several sets
of tires, tubed and t-less, but i really like the ride quality and performance of the tubeless
better. Don't believe the "no mo' pinch flat" hype. Certain types may still pinch flat if the
pressure is too low. Nate

 

> hours (over many occasions) I used tubeless slime, and it works great. I have several sets of
> tires, tubed and t-less, but i really

Hey, is this some specific, just for bicycle tubeless tires slime?-) Or will anything work, like the
stuff they put in motorcycle tires?

Juho