VegasJen

Now you tell me! Just converted my new-to-me Shiv to tubeless and had a puncture today the sealant wouldn't plug. Nor would the plug kit plug. Had to use my "phone a friend" option. Walked two miles before he picked me up, the whole time thinking "I probably should carry a spare tube just for **** like this."

choddo

Was that dynaplugs? They’ve only failed me once

Did you rotate the wheel to pool the sealant at the bottom with the hole? I always find that helps a lot.

VegasJen

Not Dynaplug. The problem was there was a second puncture that was right at the edge of the rim. I couldn't really tell until I got the tire home and pulled off the wheel. I did not try rotating it down although the holes were almost exactly 180* from the valve so just the act of attempting to fill the tire with my CO2 cartridge had the tire positioned so the holes were at the bottom.

Still new to tubeless so not really well versed on all the tips and tricks.

Mojo31

Gold card is the peasant card.

Centurian Card is the high roller's choice.

phrantic09

If you can get a Centurion card invite, you’re probably not concerned with wheel cost.

terrymorse 

Tip: Buy non-tubeless tires, install a tube, pump to desired pressure.

Trick: Never think about tubeless again.

VegasJen

Clearly, you have not been keeping up with my life on this forum. The main reason I'm trying tubeless is I'm tired of single-handedly keeping tube manufacturers in business. I was getting punctures so often, I started to hate riding. Well, not riding. I enjoy the ride. It was always the inevitable roadside tube change I seemed to be performing on every single damn ride I went on.

terrymorse 

And now you have a data point suggesting that tubeless won't solve your puncture problem, either.

VegasJen

And that may be true. However, I did make it considerably further on this last ride than on many, many previous rides before a puncture. Could be total luck of the draw. Or it could be tubeless offeres higher resistance, but not invulnerability, to punctures. One data point is not enough from which to draw a conclusion.

tomato coupe

Funny.

Mojo31

Better roads are clearly the answer.

PeteHski

Tubeless solved my puncture problems. So there’s another data point.

VegasJen

That would be ideal. But it's a trade off. I like living where I live now. Honestly, this problem is about the biggest drawback to living in a small, rural community.

tomato coupe

There are lots of cyclists in small, rural communities that aren't plagued by flats.

choddo

sounds like maybe it was a pinch type flat? I’ve had a sidewall hole I couldn’t explain before. Maybe similar.

Definitely get some dynaplugs. They are amazing. Have run a tyre with two of those in it for months.

Mojo31

It's not a drawback in my small, rural community.

SoSmellyAir

Well, we are all glad that you are now finally riding with a mobile phone, albeit reluctantly.

VegasJen

It absolutely looks like a snake bite, but I don't believe it was the original source for my loss of pressure. I ensured pressure was correct before I left in the morning and had just checked pressure by hand less than 30 minutes before this happened.

I have a theory that I had a puncture I did not feel that caused me to lose some air and shortly after that I hit something that caused this. This was on a long descent where I was maintaining 20+mph just by coasting so I was very much paying attention to how the bike felt.
Poorly maintained roads are definitely a drawback here.

Atlas Shrugged

Declaring that a person gets flats on these forums is the ultimate excuse for victim blaming. Forget any context regarding the situation surrounding the flat or those blessed individuals who never get flats and judge those who do. Some of us like riding on more supple performance tires for their ride quality as well as lively feel, while those who are flat adverse enjoy their dead garden hose tires. Even if there is a bit of a learning curve with Tubeless, which currently is minimal at best, I will take that any day of the week over the alternatives.

zymphad

Doesn't matter to me what people use, I just think it's asinine that some wheel makers are adament everyone should be on tubeless hookless rims. The cycling industry seems really fixated on removing options and choices. I don't know why, I feel cycling is a hobby and hobbies are more fun with choices and variations. Mechanical vs Electric, Rim vs Disc, Tubeless/Tube/Tub, clincher/hookless, I don't see why industry can provide the choices and let the rider choose. I get if if someone is capable they are able to find what they want, but just browsing a local shop, all the road bikes are the same regardless of brand, they all look the same too.

Fredo76

Trek's recent reset had a prominent goal of reducing SKUs.

"Any color you want, as long as it's black."

VegasJen

I appreciate your sentiment but I assure you this will not become a normal occurrence for me. I knew this was going to be a longer than normal training ride. And I knew there was the potential for being stranded (or injured) as much as 20 miles away from my ride.

For my normal training rides of <30 miles in which I'm never more than 15 miles from home and rarely more than 5 miles from town, I have no intention of carrying my phone. I know most of you can't fathom that but I reject my eLeash as much and as often as I can.

SoSmellyAir

Mine is an iLeash, but at least it can be disabled via its power button.

choddo

You are clearly a very capable and self-reliant individual so I think it’s entirely down to your own preferences and I kind of get the appeal of the sense of freedom. Personally I find them indispensable and it’s the one thing I never forget when I leave the house.

The work phone never comes anywhere with me at the weekend though.

PeteHski

Just switch it off or into privacy mode while you ride. That one time you might just need it could be life saving or at the very least save you some unnecessary hassle.