On Monday, June 15, 2020 at 6:37:46 AM UTC-7, Brady Smith wrote: > > I’ve been Herse-curious for a while, but have always decided against them > due to concerns about durability, especially since I don’t have > tubeless-compatible rims. But I also recently read that Jan Heine actually > runs his tubed, and I’ve encountered other people doing the same. Since > there are lots of Herse-users here, I thought I’d ask about your > experiences. Tubed or tubeless? How often do you flat? I’m thinking about a > set of Snoqualmie or Barlow Pass tires for my BMC Monster Cross. These > would be summer fun tires for suburban and country roads. When it’s back to > commuting season (whenever that happens...) I’d put my Pasela Protites back > on. Thoughts? Thanks!
I don't believe you *need* to run RH tubeless-compatible tires tubeless. These tires have a special bead that has been designed for tubeless installation and use, but are otherwise identical to their brethren that are not tubeless-compatible. I run my Naches Pass, Rat Trap Pass, Barlow Pass, and Stampede Pass tires all with tubes, because I don't feel like repeating a messy sealant incident. I don't get too many flats (1-2/month?) and can't feel the lower rolling resistance from running them tubeless anyhow. YMMV, of course. Oh, my commuter has Naches Pass tires, so at least those aren't babied as a fair-weather steed. Life's too short to not be running supple tires. LOL -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4ed85c0f-9457-4cfc-9559-43020487ad7bo%40googlegroups.com.
