Akshually….You’re supposed to replace the whole bike in case of the puncture. That’s the hidden cost of tubeless. Come on. Just put a tire patch or even a dynaplug and you’re good to go.
As a mountain biker I would not go back to tubes. I remember having few punctures on a single ride, and it was annoying. As I started riding even rougher terrain I've put in tire inserts to save the rim. There is no place for the tube now. Valve cores for presta valves are not that expensive and I would consider them a marginal cost. Sealant is also not that expensive and there is a wide price range for it. There are the drawbacks of a tubeless setup and yes, people should be aware but when you say it it makes it sound more severe than it really is. I bet it would be different for road bikes as these are build with lightness and efficiency in mind and not surviving daily pummelling on rock, roots and jumps.
All this is the opposite of my four years’ experience of running tubeless tyres on my Giant TCR. No punctures, no new vale cores, no new tyres, no special pump needed, tyre levers not needed. Just some sealant twice a year.
Never had an issue with tubeless, all this 'Too much trouble" rubbish is actually just rubbish. Same as anything, once you learn the technique it's not a problem. As for having to change the tyre because it won't seal, if the tyres that damaged that it won't seal, I don't think having a tube would have saved it anyway
Tubeless are great for the races(you can proceed and not stop in case of a puncture). For other scenarios, you could end up with sealant everywhere struggling to install a tube
Just use inner tubes fuck of mate its just another rip of from the cycling industry. To be honest its a bicycle ... At the end of the day you still need to pedal it please stop trying to RIP US OF & FUCK US WITH BULLSHIT MATE ALLRIGHT ITS OK IF SOME PEOPLE WANT TO WAIST THERE MONEY.
I think the only reason for disk brakes is riding on the wet My bikes have disk brakes, but tbh when I rode a BMX to school I never felt like they were insufficient
Bro, you just drop a video about giant TCR and the bloody tubeless tires.I am currently having the same issue with the fucking set of SLR 1 that comes with the bike. I just bought a new pair of dt swiss and I am about to get rid of those bloody wheels
I know there are lots of tubeless haters. I switched to tubeless and wouldn't switch back. Use silka sealant, it's the best there is. If you ever (which I've never had) get a hole that won't seal use a tyre boot. I've picked up a couple of punctures recently on wet rides, they sealed stssight away. If I'd have been using tubes I would've been stopped getting wet and cold. For maintenance, I peel tyre off fir 6" dribble 60mm down the rim, pop the tyre on and blow it up
Wow, what a super interesting video. One question: I learned the hard way to only bring a clean bike to have it serviced. At least "normal" clean. Was this bike completely filthy on purpose - so as to show the whole cleaning progress together with all the maintenance? Thanks, Chris
Lezyne do mushroom style pull through patches or Velox do a repair patch kit both specifically for repairing tubeless tyres. Either of them would repair that no problem. I have a patched Conti tyre thats done well over 1000 miles without issue.
I average probably one puncture per year using tubes. With the cost of tubes being quite low, why would I ever want to deal with the hassle and mess of tubeless? If they work for you, great but I see no advantage for my riding.
Thank you for your video it is the best I ever seen, if possible can you show me how to adjust the 105 brake, that it won’t press on one side damage the wheel bearing, you showing at the very beginning of the video. I like your Rolex gold and steel. If you have time please reply me. Thank you, regards. Michael
I have my rim brake bike for around 6000km now and really start to notice the wear on the rim. I'm planning to sell it anyways, but I probably would have to buy a new wheelset soon if not for that.
I did all this self learned at 16 years old. Helped me to graduate to motorcycles for the rest of my adult life. Wonder if our gen Zs do this sort of thing any more or have the interest?
From what I understand carbon wheels don't work so well with rim brakes, but aluminum are good with rim brakes, my 2009 Trek 520 seems really good in the braking department and they are rim brakes, light, effective, powerful and low maintenance. I don't need more complications.
Tubeles all the way. The cost is less than replacing tou tubes all the time. I know they can be patched ....but barely. Tubeless puncture resistance wins all day long. Stan's race sealant - seals everything. So.... they are not "so expensive".
Stopped using tubeless over a year ago! Way too much work. Tubes with sealant, maybe a little heavier but way quicker and easier. Got so tired getting the tires to seal correctly and no mess. Best thing I've ever done 👍
I must. be the luckiest guy alive. I can't count the times a tubeless setup saved me from a ruined ride. Good information if not a little biased/negative.
i get the issue maybe more exaggerated with a road bike, i ride mtb and gravel bikes and have been tubeless for over a decade i have no intention of going back to tubes unless of a real severe puncture, "which hasn't happened yet" i do carry a spare tube though. a little bit of know how and some ability makes most of the issues you raised negligible. and most cuts can be fixed with a patch on the inside of the tyre anyway.
I used road tubeless tires for a couple of years and never had a puncture that the sealant would seal. Always had to install a tube to get back on the road. Never tried plugs. But different brands and their marketing would suck me into trying a different tire when I had no luck with what I was using. Finally, the last straw was a Challenge tire. These tires are known for being difficult to take on and off. When I tried to remove the tire I couldn't even get the bead to break off the rim. I ended up cutting the off. Good thing I didn't have to try to repair a puncture out on the road because I never would have been able to do it. I have since gone to using regular tires and TPU tubes. Never been happier. If I have to replace a tube when I have a puncture then so be it. I got better things to do with life than spending hours sometimes messing with sealant and tubeless setups. I'll never spend another dime on tubeless crap.
