Fat Bob owners...keep the tube or go tubeless?
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07-14-2014, 10:48 PM
Fat Bob owners...keep the tube or go tubeless?
First off, does anyone know why the hell the Moco decided to give us a tube inside a tubeless on cast wheels?
I'm coming up on rear tire change and trying to decide whether to stick with the tube or lose it. My local indy who recently patched my rear told me to get rid of the tube, but especially after patching, I wanted the extra safety of the tube. But a tube can always be added later if you have to patch. But is it safer in general to go with a tube or tubeless? The plus side to tubeless is being able to do an emergency patch in the middle of nowhere to get you home. Get a flat with a tube, you're done son.
I'm coming up on rear tire change and trying to decide whether to stick with the tube or lose it. My local indy who recently patched my rear told me to get rid of the tube, but especially after patching, I wanted the extra safety of the tube. But a tube can always be added later if you have to patch. But is it safer in general to go with a tube or tubeless? The plus side to tubeless is being able to do an emergency patch in the middle of nowhere to get you home. Get a flat with a tube, you're done son.
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07-15-2014, 12:00 AM
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First off, does anyone know why the hell the Moco decided to give us a tube inside a tubeless on cast wheels?
I'm coming up on rear tire change and trying to decide whether to stick with the tube or lose it. My local indy who recently patched my rear told me to get rid of the tube, but especially after patching, I wanted the extra safety of the tube. But a tube can always be added later if you have to patch. But is it safer in general to go with a tube or tubeless? The plus side to tubeless is being able to do an emergency patch in the middle of nowhere to get you home. Get a flat with a tube, you're done son.
I'm coming up on rear tire change and trying to decide whether to stick with the tube or lose it. My local indy who recently patched my rear told me to get rid of the tube, but especially after patching, I wanted the extra safety of the tube. But a tube can always be added later if you have to patch. But is it safer in general to go with a tube or tubeless? The plus side to tubeless is being able to do an emergency patch in the middle of nowhere to get you home. Get a flat with a tube, you're done son.
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How do you know this? My 2013 doesn't have a tube and the service manual says the cast wheels come with tubeless tires.
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07-15-2014, 08:51 AM
Ok guys, I'll post a pic later to prove it but I'm 100% sure mine came with tubes. Another way to tell is that the valve stem is metal with a nut on the outside. Tubeless always have a rubber, flexible stem. There was another thread on this where I asked how to tell if it was a tube or not, and everyone said if it's a metal stem, it has a tube.
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07-15-2014, 08:59 AM
Having personally changed my tires in the spring, I can tell you that my tubeless tires have a metal valve stem, with a nut. I think it's the tubeD tired that have a flexible valve stem (since it's part of the tube).
For tubeLESS the valve stem is part of the wheel. You stick it through the hole in the wheel from the inside out, then secure it in place with a nut.
For TubeD tires, the valve stem is part of the tube.
For tubeLESS the valve stem is part of the wheel. You stick it through the hole in the wheel from the inside out, then secure it in place with a nut.
For TubeD tires, the valve stem is part of the tube.
Last edited by mattVA; 07-15-2014 at 09:08 AM.