Dear folks. Around june i’m planning to ride the Great Peru Divide. (Not on this bike, which i’m selling). I’ve done multiple multiweek trips, but mostly in Europe. This one is more challenging and i’m trying to prepare a bit. For my new bike i have to decide on tubeless or not. I’ve had shitty experiences with tubeless and had years an angry outburst shouting, hands full of slimy sealant while cry-screaming ‘never again’. I feel at home with innertubes, friendly towards their occasional failing. People have experience with the Peru Divide and with, yes or no, going tubeless. Thank you for reading and your guidance.
*i’m aware that i could go tubeless and still bring some innertubes, just in case.
by IsaakMon
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whoever tells this man to go tubeless is going to have their reddit user name yelled in anger from the top of a mountain in Peru. Actually that sounds pretty cool…
I did the GDMBR tubeless and would personally never tour with tubes again. Especially if there’s any pointy plants like the New Mexico goat heads. My strategy is run tubeless and bring extra sealant (2-4oz), plugs, tire boots, two tubes, and patches. Some extra weight but massive peace of mind for me. And then worst case, you have two messy days and convert back to inner tubes. But for me (luck?) I’ve never needed to put the tubes back in.
You can’t convert from tubes to tubeless in the middle of nowhere if you’re getting too many flats…
Never using tubes again. Use orange seal or Stan’s or whatever just shake the everliving fuck out of the bottle before pouring it in.
Use wider tires than this and lower pressure for tubeless to work really well.
Don’t use continental Terra Speed tires to bikepack lol. Those tires are risky on an unloaded bike. Plus they wear out in like 500 miles.
You still need somewhat hearty tires with tubeless. There’s lots of tires that are as fast or nearly as fast as this one but will last a reasonable amount of time.
In essence just learn how to use tubeless tires and use the right ones.