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I like the idea of tubeless but not the potential mess it could create.
Is it worth trying tubeless sealant in the tubes?
I remember using slime tubes in the 90's but understand that the newer sealants and much better and you require less of them.
Any thoughts?
use this o my cross bike. seems to work genrally.
if you do get a hole that doesn;t seal you get sealant between the tube and the tyre though so it can get messy.
I tried it.
I reckon the answer is no, unless you never get pinch flats.
Tubeless can be a bit of a faff to set up (though if you get a proper tubeless rim and the right tyres, IME, it's very very easy and reliable) but it's then pretty much faff free - eg you swap faff in the workshop for faff on the trail.
You're making your wheels even heavier, kind of defeats the whole object of tubeless & sealant!!
You're making your wheels even heavier, kind of defeats the whole object of tubeless & sealant!!
i wouldn't go tubeless to save weight. yes you are losing a tube but adding sealant and im not sure but are tubeless tyres not slightly heaver compared to the non tubeless version of the same tyre.
the only real benefit to mountain biking tubeless brings for me is the fact i do not have a tube to pinch flat.
If you're going tubeless to try and save weight,you've missed the point.
To add I'm not trying to loose any weight from tubeless.
(29er Flows & 2.4 Ardents are never going to be light 😆 )
I have done this to my rear 29er tyre, i used some Stans liquid in a lightweight tube with removable valve, worked a treat so far went from a puncture every ride but one, to fingers crossed none since (could be just coincidence). However my front has let me down now so it may get the same treatment.
Yep - done this to good effect & ridden tubeless too....
Used Stans no flats fluid in my tubes for a couple of years & works really well. I had no punctures for the whole of last winter & as I was removing my mud tyres in the Spring I found about 6 large thorns on each tyre pinning the tubes to the tyre that had been sheared off on the outside of the tyre & sealed on the inside of the tube with the fluid. I use Schwarble tubes that have removable valve stems - like the tubeless valves - but you could use car type valves (which the core comes out of) if your rims have a large enough hole.
I ran tubeless in the summer & the tyres DO have a much better feel can be run at lower pressures and are lighter initially. You do have to top up the fluid however every few months as I found that it does dry out. So the initial 50ml does get added to so the weight must go up a little.
So tubeless IS great but tubed tyres with fluid is also pretty good too...As for the weight diggerence? I must be carrying a few LBs of mud around everytime I go out at the moment......
If you're going tubeless to try and save weight,you've missed the point.It was one of the marketing points in the early days and also a fact that your unsprung/rolling weight will be less which is a great benefit.