matticus
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Your naivete makes me so jealous it hurts.
Greatest cycling invention of the last 25 years?
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Your naivete makes me so jealous it hurts.
My buddy's experience of TPU is not great and an expensive lesson!!
A quick Google shows several articles all stating same thing, the sealant is water based so will dry out. Again there are likely to be some which are not water based(?) so maybe not an issue. Going on a quick search most are.
https://help.huntbikewheels.com/en/...ould-i-use-how-often-does-it-need-topping-up-
ebikeerwidnes
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That doesn't seem to make sense
if it is water based it will only dry out if it has a way to evaporate into the air
but it is in a sealed environment so the water will not leave that environment
and if it is - that is called a puncture!
or am I missing something??
Alex321
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I think most tubeless setups need a top up of air every coupld of weeks or so, which means there is fresh air getting in for it to evaporate into.
ebikeerwidnes
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so the tubeless setup requires a topup every couple of weeks and the sealant needs replacing every x months
and they are difficult to get on and off
all in all - for the average rider that is not bothered about losing a gram in weight and just wants a nice happy ride once or twice a week
they do seem a lot of trouble for little gain
Well I don't think tubeless were necessarily designed with casual cyclist in mind, more the enthusiast. All pros teams I believe are tubeless for added puncture resistance and better rolling resistance but then the riders aren't ones maintaining them.
Lots of recreational cyclists have gone tubeless but without having any data to back this up my guess would be most who class themselves as a casual once or twice a week rider probably won't bother.
Anyway, I don't run tubeless but seem to be contributing more than those that are 😂
Lots of recreational cyclists have gone tubeless but without having any data to back this up my guess would be most who class themselves as a casual once or twice a week rider probably won't bother.
Anyway, I don't run tubeless but seem to be contributing more than those that are 😂
Dogtrousers
Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
Why do people do this? Just trot out nonsense about tubeless? I mean, no ones forcing you to use them. If you don't want to, don't.
I top up my tyres with air whether tubed or tubeless before every ride or at least every couple. So no difference there.
Sealant needs replacing ? Where do you get that from?. I top it up occasionally. I couldn't say how often. Normally if I'm working on something else. Easy job.
My tyres (Cinturato Velo) are no harder or easier to get on/off than my (tubed) Durano Plus.
Saving a gram in weight? Who uses tubeless to save weight? I ride it to not get punctures. And I don't.
I'm not an advocate for tubeless. I do have a bike with tubes too. Nothing wrong with either. But some of if the nonsense on here about it is baffling.
Ming the Merciless
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Modern road tubeless tyres are porous. That is how the weight is kept down.
