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Originally Posted by Northendzone
I don't think one is better than the other, but that being said, I run tubes and doni't get a lot of flats.
Tubeless can be lighter, but you then have to deal with the goop to make them tubeless and from what I understand, mounting the tire can be a little tricky because of the sidewalks being stiffer. Once everything is setup, guys seem to rave about them as you can run lower pressure for more traction.
As an aside, the price of new tires (up to $100) seems ridiculous to me.
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Tubeless is quite easy. Make sure you use a stans valve stem or a valve stem with a removable core. Get a core remover to remove the core from the stem. Get a stans 2 oz bottle along with the 1 litre bottle.
1) Put on tire, which is easier because there isn't a tube involved.
2) Pump it up to seat it properly
3) remove core from valve. Take your 2oz stans bottle full of stans. Insert into valve, and release all of the stans into tire.
4) install stans
5) install core into valve stem
6) pump up tire
7) go ride around to spread the stans around the tire.
8) if you are on a 29er, you will need more than 2 oz of stans.
A good set of Tubeless tires is the specialized ground control tire. $55
I used to run $100 Schwalbe Racing Ralphs because I'd get them at a big discount, but I find I like the Ground Control better.
I like tubeless because I ride everywhere. Extremely rocky, where you need low tire pressure, roots, etc. I've ridden in the desert and going through tubes because of thorns is a pain. With tubeless, the stans will seal the hole. With Tubes I have to run at 35 psi, or I get flats, with tubeless I run at 27psi.