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I'm seriously considering tubeless for my new bike. I'm tired of flats, both thrones and pinches. However, I don't want to find myself out on a trail with a tubeless failure. My plan is to carry a spare tube and a pump. If that happens, which is easier to deal with: the Stan's rubber strip with a valve or an independent valve with something like gorilla tape?
Having read the forums, I've got a few other questions:
Can tubeless ready tires be run on a regular rim?
What is "ghetto" versus gorilla tape tubeless?
What exactly is the purpose of rim tape, gorilla tape or anything else in a tubeless conversion? Is it to keep air from escaping at the nipples or to hold the tire bead in place or both?
thanks
Having read the forums, I've got a few other questions:
Can tubeless ready tires be run on a regular rim?
What is "ghetto" versus gorilla tape tubeless?
What exactly is the purpose of rim tape, gorilla tape or anything else in a tubeless conversion? Is it to keep air from escaping at the nipples or to hold the tire bead in place or both?
thanks