I got this State All-road gen2 with 650b, which has these Vittoria Barzos (no tubeless).
I’m gonna ride mostly in road/mountain (near Mexico City there are no plain gravel roads)
And i don’t know if a tube tires are going to make the trick.
I want to change them for tubeless tires but it is a serious extra money bc of the tubeless kit and sealant, etc.
Wdyt?
by EvaristoSmith
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just ride with the tubes you got untill you get your first puncture and evalute from there or maybee after the third?
Similar to what bushmill said, I have the old iteration of this bike – I think it’s tubeless-ready but I’m still rocking the inner tubes after tons of riding and a 40mi/64km gravel race. I’ll maybe go tubeless after my first flat… hasn’t happened yet though.
I have the older generation of this bike with these exact tires. I would prefer to be tubeless but decided to just ride them until they are spent and then make the switch. I have to say that I actually really like these tires for trails. They have held up great. I have had a couple of flats from goat heads but other than that there has been no reason to switch.
If you want to go out of your way to spend money so you can ride low-pressure or easily fix punctures be my guest but people have ridden tubed tires fine for over 100 years so I don’t know what your hesitancy could be, pack some extra tubes
I have 200 miles on my tan State and love it. I ride mostly on pavement and a little on very fine gravel, so I opted for the 700×38. I went with tubes because I’m old and modern technology frightens me. Though the electronic SRAM shifter is damn sweet.
Not really answering your question, just got excited seeing the bike on Reddit. Enjoy!
Tires are fine, swap that fork out.
If the area you ride is prone to causing flats from thorns/goat-heads then going tubeless is time well spent to save you time while on the trail.
If you are doing some epic long rides, tubeless can give you some added confidence to be away from your comfort zone.
But tubeless takes some additional expense, not just in the setup, but also in what tools you carry.
So, if you aren’t in an area prone to flats, or aren’t trying to squeeze out the most performance possible. Tubes are fine. You can even go with TPU tubes to get some of the weight savings and rolling resistance savings of going tubeless. At the very least, TPU tubes make good spare to carry as they as so much smaller and lighter.
If you wanna ride road mostly id try to find a 700c wheelset. IDK about Mexico but in the US a lot of people will sell barely used OEM wheelsets in Facebook marketplace with the tires. Its a good idea to have a second set of wheels anyways.
https://cyclelimited.com/products/vittoria-barzo-xc-trail-27-5×2-1-g2-0-tubeless-folding-mtb-tire?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New+Customer+Thank+You%3A+Email+%231&utm_id=RnUWXg&_kx=A6B-OIZcACNLnhIDK8oUBacqlbxCuWyW2nZ3I5vPpjk.QRuEes&utm_term=%7Bsearch_term%7D&utm_content=189019902851_
Just ordered some of these for my State all road. Tubeless for $30 ea.
I personally think tubeless is definitely the way to go but a little trick that can save your tubes from goat heads put an ounce of sealant in the tubes, remove valve cores add sealant. It won’t work as well as a true tubeless setup but it will stop small punctures
Tubed tires have worked for 100 years, you’ll be ok.
I’ve got the same exact bike and love it, got the tubeless option from them and am just waiting to get it done professionally.