Faux tubeless tyres

[Chris S]

A frame builder has glued the inner tube to the inside of the tyre.

"This provides rigidity and thickness to enable the sealant to plug the hole, and no space between the inner tube and tyre for the sealant to leak into."

"It’s also possible to remove the tyre from the rim, without bathing yourself in sealant and without the usual struggle of mounting and dismounting tubeless tyres on tubeless-ready rims."

https://www.bikeradar.com/news/faux-tubeless

 

[fossyant]

I don't have an issue with tubes as they are !

 

[13 rider]

I don't have an issue with tubeless

So the frame builder has solved a problem that doesn't exist 🤣

 

[Ian H]

It's not actually a new invention, though Mr Hallett has refined it.
He suggests using the lightest tyres and tubes. Because they're bonded together they seal just like tubeless. But, you don't need tubeless tyres or rims; you don't need to shock the tyres to seat them; you need less sealant, and it's contained within the tube, so no mess when you remove the tyre. He reckons they roll as well as tubeless. He told me he removed 14 thorns from a worn-out tyre, which hadn't suffered a single deflation.