Originally Posted by
Iride01
Y'all are still focusing too much on pro's and con's. I want to know if there are physical attributes in the construction of a tire marketed as "Tubeless" that make them unsuitable for using with a tube on a daily basis.
Also, is there a difference in a tire that is marketed as Tubeless Ready (TLR) as opposed to those marketed as a Tubeless Tire.
Here is where it is unsuitable to use an inner tube when riding road tubeless tires with road tubeless compatible wheels. You reduce the overall reliability for flat protection, you add the weight of a superfluous inner tube along with the additional cost of something that you don't need. True road tubeless tires can be used without sealant if you choose and they are still less likely to flat than road clinchers with inner tubes(almost no possibility for pinch flats) Tubeless ready tires absolutely require sealant, but using them as directed will still make flats less likely than regular clinchers. You can use road tubeless or tubeless ready tires with inner tubes if you choose to do so, but you will increase the likelihood of flat tires, therefore inner tubes for road tubeless tires are not recommended