Phil (ascentale)Mar 20

@edd considers going tubeless:

Q2. How annoying is tubeless setups for commuters? Had a real comedy of errors with tubes during daycare pickup, including the mini pump pulling out the valve core on the spare, that I'd like to not repeat ever again.

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Show threadPete
@ascentale @edd @bikenite A2 #BikeNite In my experience, a tubeless setup is great for commuting: The kinda puncture you’re most likely to get is gonna seal; and you get to ride on nice tyres everyday rather than godawful ‘puncture resistant’ things!
Mar 21 at 8:17amWeb
Show threadPeteMar 21
@ascentale @edd @bikenite … with the caveat that I’d perhaps not if I were running skinny tyres. Say ~30mm minimum. #bikeNite
Show threadSam H (he/him)Mar 21
@pete @ascentale @edd @bikenite
My leccy bike has Schwalbe Marathon MTB 2.1" tires. They're 'ok' on the few occasions the battery has run out, but yeah... There's definitely some rolling resistance.
Absolutely bulletproof though.