_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoI use inner tubes on all my road bikes: Here's why I still haven't embraced tubelesswww.cyclingnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down14
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkI use inner tubes on all my road bikes: Here's why I still haven't embraced tubelesswww.cyclingnews.com_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoI haven’t tried tubeless yet, but I can say that I’m quite happy so far with the Ride now TPU tubes you can buy for cheap on AliExpress. I generally aim for as low maintenance stuff as possible, so this fits well into that philosophy.
minus-squarecorm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 hours agoFirst I’ve heard of these. What’s the advantage?
minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 hours agoAllegedly: Lower rolling resistance Lighter weight Higher puncture resistance More expensive Trickier to repair?
minus-squarecorm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 hours agoHigher puncture resistance with lower weight? That seems counter intuitive but if you can vouch for it then maybe I’ll give it a try I have an ebike so I don’t really care about weight lol
minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 hours agoI can’t vouch for the properties. I can only really say that I haven’t had a puncture with them yet. They are pretty cheap when purchased on AliExpress fwiw, so that might be a good option.
I haven’t tried tubeless yet, but I can say that I’m quite happy so far with the Ride now TPU tubes you can buy for cheap on AliExpress.
I generally aim for as low maintenance stuff as possible, so this fits well into that philosophy.
First I’ve heard of these. What’s the advantage?
Allegedly:
Higher puncture resistance with lower weight? That seems counter intuitive but if you can vouch for it then maybe I’ll give it a try
I have an ebike so I don’t really care about weight lol
I can’t vouch for the properties. I can only really say that I haven’t had a puncture with them yet.
They are pretty cheap when purchased on AliExpress fwiw, so that might be a good option.