Old 08-02-15, 09:31 AM
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Touring I stick with tried and reliable tubes in steel bead wire tires .. IDK what you mean by unbeaded ...

Even the folding tires have a bead , its Kevlar, a synthetic with steel like tensile strength .

only AFAIK bead less tires are Glued to the rim. Tubular or 'Sew-ups' , the pro style racers use those.

Kevlar beaded tires are fine for the 3rd Spare

but last tour in my 50th year I brought another steel bead tire..

pulling the sides closer together makes the tire drape nicely over the rear panniers loaded on top of them .

I went opposite the younger rider's trends , did not prioritize light tires, used thorn resistant tubes .

10 month tour , no puncture flats 3rd tire came in to replace a sidewall rupture, tube bulged out but did not burst
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