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Toymaker Serious Thumper Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 1534 Granite Falls, NC Gender:	Going tubeless 05/08/10 at 04:00:13 I have talked with several riders about this process. Most are Vulcan riders. Here is the link. http://www.teamincomplete.com/Projects/950/1719tubelesswhee.html
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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: Going tubeless Reply #1 - 05/08/10 at 05:48:35 Just curious, what's the advantage to going tubeless other than saving the cost of a tube? AL
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dasch Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1137	Re: Going tubeless Reply #2 - 05/08/10 at 05:56:55 In theory, easier balancing, smaller unsprung weight, easier repairs etc... There must be something else I'm missing.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Going tubeless Reply #3 - 05/08/10 at 07:36:11 I wouldnt expect to see much savigs, if any, on the unsprung weight, but being able to plug a tire & hit the road with no drama is the thing Id be looking to get from it.
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Re: Going tubeless
Reply #4 - 05/08/10 at 09:19:19

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 05/08/10 at 07:36:11:

I wouldnt expect to see much savigs, if any, on the unsprung weight, but being able to plug a tire & hit the road with no drama is the thing Id be looking to get from it.

Indeed. That would be the only reason I switched to tubeless. Plugs and a pump of some sort and we're good to go after a blowout. Not so with the tube.

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jsarsfield Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 72	Re: Going tubeless Reply #5 - 05/08/10 at 10:07:00 in the event of a blowout a tubeless tire will hold its air longer than a tubed tire ... its a safety thing ...I think that is what one of you were missing.
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dasch Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1137	Re: Going tubeless Reply #6 - 05/08/10 at 11:19:14 That's the one!
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Re: Going tubeless
Reply #7 - 05/08/10 at 15:38:44

Having survived a couple of blow outs, I can tell you that every time I puncture a tubeless bike tire I replace it. The risk of a 20K Emergency Room visit out weighs the cost of a 150 dollar tire a hundred times over, (not to mention the pain).
If you have steel belted tires you must remove the tire to patch it correctly anyhow. If you plug a steel belted tire from the outside you run the risk of de-laminating the belts and causing a catastrophic failure.
As far as unsprung weight, what are we talking about here, a pound? The front end is too light anyhow.

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