Originally Posted by
Psimet2001
Apologies on the bead retention. Early on with tubeless sidewall stiffness was a factor as bead and rim designs were so poor and inconsistent. In general tubeless tires have a much heavier casing and lower TPI. It's across the board. They are not as supple as tubed tires and aren't even in the same class as high end tubulars (300+TPI vs 60 or 120TPI for most tubeless).
Tubeless is really about flats. If you're not having them then there's no real point in switching on the road.
On a quasi-related topic, what are your thoughts on the industry apparently starting to abandon rims that are not also tubeless compatible?