Road Flats

rick81721 said:
Especially for a rider that weighs 185. I can do 90 but I'm 155
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i mean, with tubes that makes sense, i weight 165 so . . . .


i am now running 32c tubeless on my primary road bike, 70psi max pressure is printed on the tire sidewall . . . .
 
ekuhn said:
I've been road tubeless now for 8 years? Seems the kinks have been worked out. Maintenance is just pump them up pre-ride, and add a shot of Stan's every year.
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What’s your set up? If you flat is it a PITA or have you been ok and not had flats?
 
clarkenstein said:
What’s your set up? If you flat is it a PITA or have you been ok and not had flats?
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I run Hutchinson Fusions in front and Intensives in the rear. Currently set up on a set of Mavic Cosmic Elites. Pretty much bulletproof for what we ride in our area. I took two rears down to threads in multiple spots and maybe had 1 or 2 flats before that on previous sets. Not more of a pain in the ass to change then any regular tire on the side of the road with cars wizzing by.

I have not been successful with Schwalbe's. Others may have had better results.
 
I've been using tubeless for a few years and have gradually reduced the pressures. I'm about 200lbs & ride 28mm Conti GP 5000 tires on 21mm internal width rims with 70psi rear & 65psi front. I've had no flats except for a freak one recently when a spoke broke on the rear wheel and punched thru the tubeless rim tape. I use an Airliner insert in the front, just in case, will be putting one in the rear tire now.
 
Pirelli has a new tire sealant made for road that they claim can seal up to 100psi.
Has anyone tried it? I have gotten far few flats with tubeless however when I do, the sealant tends to not fix it on its own. I usually have to use a plug kit.
 
JPark said:
Pirelli has a new tire sealant made for road that they claim can seal up to 100psi.
Has anyone tried it? I have gotten far few flats with tubeless however when I do, the sealant tends to not fix it on its own. I usually have to use a plug kit.
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I just saw that there is high pressure tubeless sealant. Has anyone had any success with any of these formulations compared with normal Stan’s?
 
So 2 months later and the “suspect your psi wasn’t as high as you thought” were the Enron’s of the bunch. Thanks guys. I’ve stayed tubed on the road, check and inflate to 105 psi before each ride (I’m 190 lbs) and haven’t had a problem since. Was sort of jonesing to go tubeless but haven’t had a flat since so will wait. Still ride the shoulder, esp with all the important texts current NJ drivers have to send while I’m trying to enjoy the great outdoors on tarmac. Still my least favorite type of biking, but a helluva lot better than most non-2-wheeled activities.
 
krink said:
So 2 months later and the “suspect your psi wasn’t as high as you thought” were the Enron’s of the bunch. Thanks guys. I’ve stayed tubed on the road, check and inflate to 105 psi before each ride (I’m 190 lbs) and haven’t had a problem since. Was sort of jonesing to go tubeless but haven’t had a flat since so will wait. Still ride the shoulder, esp with all the important texts current NJ drivers have to send while I’m trying to enjoy the great outdoors on tarmac. Still my least favorite type of biking, but a helluva lot better than most non-2-wheeled activities.
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Been riding road for 10+ years. Everyone I’ve talked to who tries road tubeless ends up going back to tubes.

If you check the tires and make a habit to inflate properly each ride you should be good. Glad that was the issue. Ride on!
 
iman29 said:
Been riding road for 10+ years. Everyone I’ve talked to who tries road tubeless ends up going back to tubes.

If you check the tires and make a habit to inflate properly each ride you should be good. Glad that was the issue. Ride on!
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hi i have no desire to go back to tubes on the road, almost 3 years into road tubeless. . . . maybe im weird but i dont like flats
 
iman29 said:
Been riding road for 10+ years. Everyone I’ve talked to who tries road tubeless ends up going back to tubes.

If you check the tires and make a habit to inflate properly each ride you should be good. Glad that was the issue. Ride on!
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This was true 15+ years ago. I think the conti 5000 TL changed that. That being said, I don’t think the benefit for road tubeless is anywhere close to the benefit it has on mtb.
 
I tried tubeless on my roadie twice, once about 6 or 7 years ago and again about 3 years ago, both times they were a huge disappointment and I am still using tubes on my road bike.
 
Yeah. Many less flats now that I’m making sure I’m at 105 before every ride, but…..
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But I still hate tubed tires.
 
krink said:
Both of the shop installed tires at the beginning flatted, since then I have had three more flats. Have only replaced the rear to a AW to see if it makes a difference. I have never seen anything sharp imbedded in the sidewall or tread. No visible tire damage. There is already rim tape installed, I have run my finger along both wheel’s tape to see if there’s anything sharp there like a protruding spoke and I can’t find anything. I can’t say that I have inspected all the tubes for pinch flats but I know that at least two of them were. I try to keep 90 psi and check at the beginning of rides, thought that usually kept those risks down. None of the tires have been old or worn. I’ve been careful about not pinching the tube in the bead, can’t be sure that isn’t happening. Try to keep debris out when replacing tubes or tires.
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Go tubeless conti 5000 gp be do e with flats
 
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