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Originally Posted by Reneeee
Do tubeless tires seal well and deflate often compared to tubes?
I ride 3-6 k a season depending on weather and have only popped one tube in 5 years. I bring a spare tube just in case but the only time I needed to replace it was because the tire was shredded so a new tube wouldn't have even made a difference.
In terms of tools I have a saddle bag filled with levers, 1 co2 cartridge, a patch kit and 1 tube.
I never really felt like a good pair of bib shorts and jersey mattered. On a short commuting ride (15 km or less I will just wear regular clothes for the most part with a pair of padded baselayers under my shorts. And just a regular dryfit shirt.
I've noticed on the 25-75 km rides the bib shorts and jersey do make a difference. I found regular shorts tended to get caught on the seat and I tore a hole through a pair or two of shorts a season. The Jersey also helps with any sort of drag with headwinds.
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I switched to tubeless last year when I bought two new bikes. Prior to that I rode on 700 * 23 mm tires, and usually pumped them to 110 PSI. Now I ride on 700 * 25 Continental 5000 tubeless that are inflated to 80 PSI on the front and 85 PSI on the rear. I usually pump them up every second day and find they've dropped to around 70-75 PSI.
I've only had a hole in my tire once. I think the sealant kind of worked. I was riding back to Vancouver from Whistler the day after the Granfondo and I think I ran over some glass. There was a gash in the wall of my tire. It would hold about 50 PSI, so I could still ride, but when the pressure got higher it would let it out. I stopped in Squamish and paid for a tube installation to get me home. I bought a new tire the next day. Both my new bikes have the same tire set up, but the wheels are different models.
If I'm riding to one of my offices, and it's 5km. I'll still have on bib shorts, or something with a chamois in it. If I'm riding for an hour or more I'll apply chamois cream. If I'm commuting or to dinner I likely just have a t shirt on, but for any other ride I'll for sure have a jersey and/or vest. They fit properly, and they have pockets.