Originally Posted by
Atlas Shrugged
Ok if you don’t use big words I may be able to understand. If you put a tube into a wheel with this plastic strip what problems would arise?
Like I stated above, the plastic rim strip that Trek uses for tubeless makes tire changes a big PITA. It is also heavier. You can leave it but, we never do when we swap customers back to tubed rims. On my personal bike, I still run tubeless but, I didn't use the factory rim strip. I use DT Swiss tubeless tape on all my bikes, road and otherwise. It works perfect and doesn't make it such a PITA to change tires on the side of the road or trail if I get a flat.