Dwn
Senior Member
I’m looking for some advice from those of you who run tubeless tyres.
I’ve started to use one of my road bikes as a gravel bike. The wheels (Fulcrum Racing 6) and tyres Vittoria Terreno Dry) are tubeless ready, but I’ve been running them with an inner tube. I’ve been reluctant to go tubeless but it’s either that or change the wheels. I got a puncture last week, and ended up walking home - the tyres are a nightmare to get back on to the wheels and a wet pathside isn’t the place to be doing it. Tubeless is the least expensive option, but it does throw up some questions:
1. What do you carry in your tyre repair kit? I currently carry a spare tube, a pump, tyre levers and patches but I get the impression that tubeless requires a few extra things.
2. Burping - this doesn’t sound like a good thing. Does it happen often?
3. Seating. I read something saying that it can be difficult to reseat tyres when making roadside repairs - has this been your experience.
Thanks
PS - I’ve had a lot of experience changing tyres but tubeless ready wheels (in my limited experience) are rather more difficult than clinchers
I’ve started to use one of my road bikes as a gravel bike. The wheels (Fulcrum Racing 6) and tyres Vittoria Terreno Dry) are tubeless ready, but I’ve been running them with an inner tube. I’ve been reluctant to go tubeless but it’s either that or change the wheels. I got a puncture last week, and ended up walking home - the tyres are a nightmare to get back on to the wheels and a wet pathside isn’t the place to be doing it. Tubeless is the least expensive option, but it does throw up some questions:
1. What do you carry in your tyre repair kit? I currently carry a spare tube, a pump, tyre levers and patches but I get the impression that tubeless requires a few extra things.
2. Burping - this doesn’t sound like a good thing. Does it happen often?
3. Seating. I read something saying that it can be difficult to reseat tyres when making roadside repairs - has this been your experience.
Thanks
PS - I’ve had a lot of experience changing tyres but tubeless ready wheels (in my limited experience) are rather more difficult than clinchers