Originally Posted by
Rolla
This has probably been discussed before -- so sue me -- but I always pack a spare tube with me even though my mountain bike is tubeless, and not only have I never used it, but it's been several years since I've ridden with anyone who suffered a failure that required one.
So am I lugging this thing around for nothing, or am I just lucky?
I never carry a spare tube for mountain biking. Just a Dynaplug kit and mini-pump. Never had to walk out in the last 15 years or so I've been running tubeless. If I was riding somewhere very remote I probably would carry one though. Riding forest single track I'm never more than a couple of miles from the trailhead.
For road tubeless I do carry a spare tube simply because road tyres are more fragile and I could easily be 50 miles or more from home. I haven't had to use it yet though in 2 years of riding tubeless.