I just experienced something that has me rethinking my tubeless tires. I hit a rock going 70mph and bent the rim. The tire instantly lost it's air, resulting in a crash. If I would have had a tube in my front wheel, would I have been able to avoid the ensuing crash? I crashed because my front tire lost its air and I lost control. Of course, we can not know how it may have turned out, but it makes me wounder. I hit the rock with both front and rear wheels. My front is a tubeless (on a tubeless rim) and my rear is a tubed. The front went flat, the rear did not.
Most all modern bike are tubeless and hitting a rock like I did is probably a fluke. It does make me wonder, however.
Most all modern bike are tubeless and hitting a rock like I did is probably a fluke. It does make me wonder, however.
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