Because tubeless is better

[MikeD]

Originally Posted by Hellgate

Sigh...

You really need to shake the Orange Seal bottle thoroughly/vigorously before applying, otherwise it will be too thin and not seal well. Also, maybe the hole in the tire was too big to effectively seal. In my opinion, because of the high tire pressure necessary with road tires, sealant only works well for small holes, like thorns punctures. IMO, tubeless is probably not worth it for high pressure road tires. Regular road tires are cheaper, easier to mount, and using a latex or light butyl tube, may be lighter and have lower rolling resistance. https://www.renehersecycles.com/myth...s-roll-faster/

[makoti]

Originally Posted by kppolich

15,000 happy tubeless miles here in the last 2 years. Flat free on GP5000 TL's.

I use 25's, at that. Dreaded "high pressure road tires". Must be the amulet I wear that keeps me flat free

[9tubes]

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Tubeless. Almost as good as tubes, for 15 yearsâ„¢

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BTW, nice bike!

[MikeD]

Originally Posted by Peter P.

Forget the tire failure. The fact that the liquid spooged all over everything is enough to make me swear off tubeless.



What a dumb concept.

Sealant sprayed on my bike and it's super hard to get it off.

[mtechnica]

Originally Posted by makoti

I use 25's, at that. Dreaded "high pressure road tires". Must be the amulet I wear that keeps me flat free

Ssshhh we do not speak of the amulet!

[mtechnica]

Originally Posted by MikeD

You really need to shake the Orange Seal bottle thoroughly/vigorously before applying, otherwise it will be too thin and not seal well. Also, maybe the hole in the tire was too big to effectively seal. In my opinion, because of the high tire pressure necessary with road tires, sealant only works well for small holes, like thorns punctures. IMO, tubeless is probably not worth it for high pressure road tires. Regular road tires are cheaper, easier to mount, and using a latex or light butyl tube, may be lighter and have lower rolling resistance. https://www.renehersecycles.com/myth...s-roll-faster/

Please don’t link to the rene herse bs. They seem to have found a market for providing alternative facts for contrarians and curmudgeons kind of like the infowars of bikes.

https://www.bicyclerollingresistance...d-bike-reviews

Everyone living in reality knows tubeless tires are faster and get less flats.

[nalax]

Originally Posted by Hellgate

Just this week I changed my mind on Corsa Control TL and ordered GP5000 TL instead. I've already had GP's and was thinking of trying something different but maybe another time.

Anyway, what is the artwork above the bike? That piece and the bike each look very nice.

[Davist]

Originally Posted by KonaSS

I meant 32 and above. Interested in those 32 gp5k tubeless. Anyone with experience using these on light gravel/road mix?

aha, thanks, I use the gp5k 32s on light gravel/road mix all the time. Did get a couple cuts (that turned out to not matter) on some really flinty stuff, but I wouldn't consider that "light" gravel.

[MikeD]

Originally Posted by mtechnica

Please don’t link to the rene herse bs. They seem to have found a market for providing alternative facts for contrarians and curmudgeons kind of like the infowars of bikes.

https://www.bicyclerollingresistance...d-bike-reviews

Everyone living in reality knows tubeless tires are faster and get less flats.

The link you posted doesn’t say tubeless tires are faster. If sealant works then less flats. If not (and it happens), I'd rather deal with a tube flat than messy sealant all over the place. I know people that went back to tubes after one instance of sealant spraying all over and having to deal with messy sealant when needing to put a tube in. Then there's dealing with the difficulties of mounting/removing tubeless tires; especially Continental 5000 TL tires.

[Louis]

So what tires does he have on the front of this baby?

[cgolvin]

For F's sake, ride what you think works best.

But please, fewer, not less, flats.

(I once pointed out this grammatical error to the nice people at Trader Joe's and was surprised that some weeks later they corrected it.)

[tomato coupe]

Originally Posted by cgolvin

For F's sake, ride what you think works best.

But please, fewer, not less, flats.

(I once pointed out this grammatical error to the nice people at Trader Joe's and was surprised that some weeks later they corrected it.)

They run tubeless on their shopping carts? Damn, my store is still using sew-ups.

[Louis]

Originally Posted by cgolvin

But please, fewer, not less, flats.

If we had fewer users on the forum there might be less silliness...

[reuben]

Originally Posted by tomato coupe

They run tubeless on their shopping carts? Damn, my store is still using sew-ups.

Western Flyer wagons with hard tires where I live.

[poff]

I use enve tires on hookless rims, they work very well.