Forgive my ignorance on this but ..... why?
For true tubeless (rather than ghetto) don't tyres need to b used that are heavier than their non tubeless kind?
If you get a tyre tear then don't you end up having to use a tube anyway?
Why are "slime" filled tubes not a more popular way of achieving similar results?
Again forgive my ignorance just curious ....
Forgive my ignorance on this but ..... why?
To avoid both thorn- and pinch-created punctures.
For true tubeless (rather than ghetto) don't tyres need to b used that are heavier than their non tubeless kind?
With Stan's at least you can use regular tyres.
If you get a tyre tear then don't you end up having to use a tube anyway?
If I got a tyre tear with a tube in wouldn't I end up having to use another tube anyway?
Why are "slime" filled tubes not a more popular way of achieving similar results?
I know they work well for thorns, but do slime filled tubes offer any resilience to pinches?
Why? No punctures...
Live anywhere with hawthorn hedges that farmers like to trim with those massive hedge trimmers, and you'll know the pure joy of having to fix puncture after puncture...
Since moving the tubeless, ghetto in my case, I've had none.
As for the tear in a sidewall... well, in that case it leaves you in exactly the same position as a rider of tubed tyres. So just stick a tube in and away you go. But then, as I have never slashed a sidewall it's not something I worry about too much! I do still carry 2 spare tubes though, which is exactly the same as I used to carry previously.
As for slime tubes, they do work, but are very heavy even compared with downhill tubes, but I do use them on the bikes without tubeless through the winter.