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Old 06-12-22, 05:06 PM
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SoSmellyAir
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Originally Posted by mccombs
The roads here have lots of debris (glass, stickers, metal shards, etc.), tires that can seal well are a huge bonus. Since going from a Tire/Tube setup to Hookless, I have had a lot less flats, and most seal quickly and don't even require me adding air. I weigh 188lbs right now and I run 72.5 psi. Between the thicker tire and the lower pressure, the hookless seals much easier/quicker. My Tire/Tube setup was 93 psi.
But isn't what you describe above an advantage of tubeless over tubes, rather than hookless vs. hooked rims? Or does the advantage depend on going both tubeless and hookless?
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