benson Went for a 180 km ride today. 90km to my uncles and back. Fell to pieces at 85 km with a puncture, Co2 adapter was broken, fucked the new innertube when I put it in and basically had a EOS level reg. Wlaked the last 5km to my uncles house and got the train home. I’m going tubeless
Along_the_Wire benson tubeless is a mess and not worth the hassle. Just learn to get good equipment and replace tubes.
Dubman Been running tubeless tires for years without any problems or mess. Had a couple of punctures last year. I plugged the holes and there still going strong without any loss of air. The biggest problem I had was seating the tires but that probably down to the size of the tire itself.
Along_the_Wire Dubman MTBs and Gravel bikes are different gravy, especially given the rate of tyre wear and the terrain your on.
Dubman Along_the_Wire I gathered it would be different on a road bike. I can imagine you go through tires fairly quickly. How long do road tires last?
Dubman Wow. That is short. I read an article the other day about some of TDF riders were using tire inserts. Could they prolong tire wear.
Along_the_Wire Hursty I ride conti 5000 GPs - trade grip and rolling resistance for wear. Race on Vitoria Corsa Speed on the TT bike - fucking thin as you like
benson Along_the_Wire I think I’ve got the vottorias on the systemsix. They are getting binned. I’ll take the aero hit
Along_the_Wire benson Victoria tyres are absolutely shit unless you’re at the top end and performance is everything. Definitely makes a difference in TTs. For my other bike is GP5000s - they’re fantastic, great grip and protection for a race-quality tyre.
benson Absolutely magnificent couple of days in Mallorca. 130km down. Cheeky 70 tomorrow and a 200+ on Thursday. No broccoli in sight.
benson I am in port d’andratx. Full of impossibly beautiful people. Obvs I’m kitchen sinking it in an Italian restaurant that even has red abd white check tablecloths.
benson Oh and tubeless is amazing. Hutchinson fusiob5 25s but on a run that is 32 wide. Tubeless has been effortless and riding at 80psi is so much more comfortable. Disc brakes and tubeless on carbon wheels. Living the dream.
Dubman benson Disc brakes and tubeless on carbon wheels. Living the dream Got the same setup on my MTB only I run mine at about 22psi
Along_the_Wire benson cycling isn’t meant to be comfortable, Benson. Tubeless is way too much faff for road bikes - spend your money on expensive tubes like SuperSonics, latex or those horrible orange things. What are you PBs up Puig Major and Sa Calobra?!
