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[Closed] Which is lighter? Tubeless or tubed?

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I had to change the rear tyre on one of my bikes today. I've been running tubeless for a couple of years on three bikes with no punctures and one minor burp.

I top up with about 30ml of latex whenever I remember and can't hear any sloshing.

On taking the tyre off it was well coated with latex. I stripped it all off and weighed it.
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120g versus 205g for my back-up Continental tube.

The 85g saving and no punctures is clearly worth the faff. ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 20/05/2010 11:23 am
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True if using a non-ust tyre.


 
Posted : 20/05/2010 11:26 am
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Based on my experience of peeling and weighing (slow day) thats 6-8 'recharges' of latex.


 
Posted : 20/05/2010 11:28 am
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True if using a non-ust tyre.

I've just build a UST wheel using a 819 rim. I'll still run latex though.


 
Posted : 20/05/2010 11:37 am
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My tubeless was heavier. Mavic 819 on XT with UST tyres and bonty juice.
Mavic 717 on Xt with Schwalbe Evo tyres and SS tubes are lighter.

I won't knock tubeless at all, but I no longer use it. It was great on my winter/training bike never a single issue.
It was a faff on my race bike when I'd be forever changing tyres. Especialy so when turning up at a new venue and swapping tyres.

The thing that did it for me was a puncture in a 12 hour. Removing the valve and trying to get the tyre back on with an inner tube in the way took 40 minutes.
Even so after that I kept it on my other bike until it was sold.


 
Posted : 20/05/2010 11:39 am
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Tubeless is lighter for me, I change tyres sufficiently often (and have several sets that I know will just go straight up with a track pump), that I strip out the old latex, and I don't use UST rims or tyres.


 
Posted : 20/05/2010 11:42 am
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My tubes are 110g... but I did have some at 90g..

Never weighed my patches though..

When the fluid is er fluid, will in not weigh about the same as water, so 100ml = 100g?


 
Posted : 20/05/2010 11:42 am
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tinsy what tubes are u using

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Posted : 20/05/2010 11:48 am
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broadly, yes.


 
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its these http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=17342

or these http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=17343

Probably the later as I am a tight ar5e and looks like I had my weights a bit out.. Sure I had some conti ones that dipped under 100g once.

But dont want to get into a big tubes versus tubeless debate really, just thought I would post about my tube wieghts as it was the question, run what you like i say. (its alrady a bunfight for me on another thread today!!)


 
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For me it would make no difference. I use continental MTB 26 lights and they are around 120g each


 
Posted : 20/05/2010 11:55 am