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Originally Posted by
terrymorse
No, switching to tubeless will not prevent a heat-related blow off.
Heat does not cause tubes to fail. Heat causes tire blow offs.
Heat:
- increases the temperature of the pressurized air
- increases the internal pressure of the tire
If the internal pressure exceeds the rated pressure for the tire, the tire's bead will blow off the hook of the rim.
What can you do?
- lower your tire pressure (good bet that you're already running too high a pressure, see this Silca tire pressure calculator)
- install wider tires, if your frame will accommodate them
- learn how to brake better (coast, coast, coast, brake, coast, coast coast)
- get a bike with disc brakes
Good explanation, thank you.
My disc-brake endurance bike just got the prime spot in the bike quiver and the rim brake road bike will only come out on perfectly flat routes. The Endurance bike was already the most versatile bike in the quiver, It's now the bike for any routes that aren't perfectly flat.
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Last edited by Barrettscv; 01-27-23 at 12:09 PM.