Is it harder to mount standard tyres with tubes on tubeless-ready rims?
06-08-21, 12:09 PM
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a "routine" flat is anything small and in the middle of the tire (eg, a staple in the middle of the tire). Any cuts (bigger than 1/8 in) or any hole (no matter the size) on the sidewall will not seal (reliably). Glass shards are notorious to seal initially and then only to leak again as the glass shards migrate within the rubber/sealant matrix as the tire is continually used further.
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a "routine" flat is anything small and in the middle of the tire (eg, a staple in the middle of the tire). Any cuts (bigger than 1/8 in) or any hole (no matter the size) on the sidewall will not seal (reliably). Glass shards are notorious to seal initially and then only to leak again as the glass shards migrate within the rubber/sealant matrix as the tire is continually used further.
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That is, you can have very rare instances of a flat, but it could be a routine flat (eg. radial tire wire is the most annoyingly hard to find).
