I'm a 'mostly pavement' guy and not a proponent of wide and soft tires.
So, IMHO for me, tubeless is not an advantage in my road bike collection.
note: no goatheads or other Nature produced tire hazards. Just bike lane debris.
I get my kicks from quality lightweight, high TPI tubular tires glued to aluminum wheels. For a cush road ride, 28mm dropped 10-15 PSI from where I pump 25mm = is the way to go.
As an alternative to quality tubulars, I find the expensive clinchers (call 'em foldable, 'open tubulars', whatever...) with a latex or race-butyl tube can be close to tubulars.
tires that have a nice round profile are my preference. Vittoria, VeloFlex, Specialized, Wolfpack maybe my faves. But I also run Conti & Schwalbe.
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Last edited by Wildwood; 05-19-21 at 05:14 PM.