Help me decide Tubeless or Not

[Craig the cyclist]

I think with a brand new tyre the bead has to stretch a bit to hop onto the seating bit of the rim. Putting a tube in pre-stretches the bead by forcing it to seat so it goes on easier next time. That's my theory anyway.

I am more than happy to accept that explanation. My mate said 'I don't know, but it seems to work!'

 

[neil_merseyside]

DIY Airshot


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtmatxJG_zg

I made one, works really well, the bottle is wrapped in gaffer tape so unlikely to shred, valves are bolted in so I think only failure point would be the cap thread. Schweppes (sp?) easily goes to 150 PSI

 

[matticus]

My mate said 'I don't know, but it seems to work!'

I think this sums up the world of tubeless!