Tubeless sucks - I'm going back to tubes.
08-12-17, 08:26 AM
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Tubeless sucks - I'm going back to tubes.
Had to make the call of shame today - the sealant wouldn't even take care of this little puncture. 
08-12-17, 08:56 AM
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I'll go with the idea that he's teasing us. That is one cut up tire!
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Just a little bit.
08-12-17, 09:07 AM
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My dumb tubeless tire wouldn't seal either. I mean come on, that's barely a scratch. A flesh wound at worst.
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What about some gorilla tape on inside and remounting?
I rode about 20 miles on a gator hardshell (tube type) that looked like the second photo. Biggest issue was narrow clearance chainstays, otherwise I would have done a century ride on the patched tire.
I rode about 20 miles on a gator hardshell (tube type) that looked like the second photo. Biggest issue was narrow clearance chainstays, otherwise I would have done a century ride on the patched tire.
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Not worth it to me. Fixing a flat is WAAAY less trouble than that tubeless mess.
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Some of you people must be messy. Sealant is water soluble. Any cleanup is a breeze.
08-12-17, 10:59 AM
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If I had tubeless this stewpid stunt would not have mattered. I was on my last ride with a very worn out tire. I was curious how far does one have to skid before the tire blows. Well in this case about ten feet and when it blew it was like "you DS you just ruined a good tube".
08-12-17, 12:27 PM
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what the heck are you guys hitting to do that to a bike tire ? Artillery shrapnel in a war zone ?
I've been riding for over 30 years and only had one failure, a panaracer clincher tire where the casing failed and split it from bead to bead straight across (luckily only a mile from my vehicle)
I've been riding for over 30 years and only had one failure, a panaracer clincher tire where the casing failed and split it from bead to bead straight across (luckily only a mile from my vehicle)
