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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
I cant see the point of tubeless on a road bike myself
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I switched to tubeless tires about two years ago. Prior to that I had countless flats over the years. Sometimes while riding and sometimes when I am about to go riding. I had two flats about five minutes apart in the Penticton fondo. Since switching to tubeless I have had one instance where I ran over a giant crevice caused by a falling rock and punctured a tire and couldn't continue riding. Unfortunately that was a time I was riding by myself and in an area that didn't get cell phone service. I had to walk for about 75 minutes before being picked up. I was still probably an hour's walk from being able to use my phone to call for a ride.
I have found glass and holes in my tires over the last couple years, but the sealant has stopped all the air from leaking out every time. I prefer just carrying a small repair tube, which is about the same size as a CO2 cartridge, as opposed to bringing a tube and levers each ride. Either way I'd bring a CO2 cartridge.
There are guys on my bike team who won't ride with people who aren't tubeless, because they don't want to wait 20 minutes for them to fix a tire. I am sure there are people who can fix flats quicker, but I am not one of them.