Has anyone had a blowout or fast puncture with a tubeless setup?
If you get a slow leak, how far were you able to ride it?
I'm considering going tubeless. I'm been convinced of its superior puncture protection for a while, but I haven't bothered because I rarely get punctures, and the weight saving seemed minimal.
But then I realised that I am carrying around a fair bit of weight for puncture repair – pump, tube, patches, spanners etc. If I can ditch that it would be cheaper than getting unobtanium bits for the bike.
I'm doing the StrathPuffer solo, and if I don't have to cart that lot up a few hundred metres each lap, it will make a huge difference. Save me having to go light on the Xmas pudding too 🙂
A lap of the 'Puffer is about 11km, so if in the unlikely event I get a problem that's how far it would be to repair facilities. My hands would likely to be too numb to do a tubeless repair beside the track.
(BTW ditching the Xmas pud is not an option, us athletes have to look after our nutrition)