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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 02:39 AM
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Lightbulb DNA Wheels..Leaking...
Went down to check on the progress of my bike today. And the guys that are doing it said the wheels would not hold air, so they had to be run with tubes.
they tried a number of times and they kept leaking.other than that ,no problem with fitment and they look great. Read this on another thread, and funny enough he was from Aus as well.
Maybe our air is different
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 10:28 AM
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I ordered my wheels from dna and they were telling me yesterday that the 2.15 front wheel they have had trouble with leaking air since it is so narrow. Not sure if your wheel is that size i should see my wheels in 2 weeks and i think i may run tubes just for a little extra. it wont hurt anything
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 10:34 AM
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It is the same ol'... I got my spokes from RWW, they say their wheels are designed and constructed to run tubeless, but they still reccomend to put tubes inside.

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I've had my spokes from Black Bike Wheels on for about 3,500 miles, and I have no issue with leaks.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 10:46 AM
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I wouldnt run spoked wheels without tubes even if they say they can be ran tubeless....
 
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running DNA tubless with no issues
 
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I have not ran mine yet but the front one is on with no trouble and no leaks as of yet
 
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Tubes suck. Pick up a nail, screw or some glass and you will not be a happy camper. Tubeless however.. just plug it on site and you're back on your merry way. Usually the front kicks the object up and the rear gets stuck so if your rear has a tube (see the face)-->
 
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