Tubeless Vs Inner Tube | What's Faster To Fix? Feat. Steve Peat

Tube Vs Tubeless, the age-old bicycle question! Steve Jones is joined by DH racing legend Steve Peat to go head-head in a tube vs tubeless challenge to see which one is faster to repair!

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Do you run inner tubes or tubeless? Let us know down below! 👇

[nomad-pqywiyv]

I realize there was a bit of joking going on in the video but carrying a tube for backup with tubeless setups is a very good idea. Had a flat one time that sealant wouldn't fix because a nail went through the tire and rim tape including the first wall of a double wall rim. I put the tube in and rode home no issues. Then put a vulcanized patch on the tire retaped the rim back to tubeless. Tubeless works great on most punctures but not all.

[gatopirao]

I understand this is a (not so) hidden comercial for Peaty's products (probably in return for his participation in the dirt shed show a few weeks ago) but still Steve Peat is awesome in these videos, so natural and fun to watch. We need more of these.

[pgshobbies]

I went a different route and put schwalbe marathon plus tyres on my ebike. They've been on over a year and i ride all over dartmoor with loads thorns etc etc but still no punctures.

[rogerquenault]

Great video as always especially the good humour, PLEASE make a video of going tubeless as its something I want to do and don’t have much mechanical knowledge so it would be very helpful to see someone who has never done it before complete the task as I will have the same problems as you.

[matthewwakeham]

I use slime inner tubes. I don't ride that often so I need a solution that is low maintainence. Usually I just need to top the pressures up before a ride. At worst with tubes and slime you need to remove the thorn and maybe move the tyre round away from the hole. Usually don't know there is a problem unless the tyre won't stay up between uses.

[barryblacka]

Flat out is a military grade sealant which can be added to tubes. This method is preferable since it keeps the gunk build up off the rim and tire bead.

[ruralpestcontrol]

changed my focus ebike to tubeless, shop did it when it had it's 6 months service. 1st time tubeless for me 👍

[scootjockey]

Ran over a broken bottle with tubeless sealent did NOT seal hole too big to plug always carry a innertube even with tubeless....

[martinkingsbury]

Tubeless may work in the UK but when you live in a hot climate you have to repeatedly rotate the wheels when not riding for a period of time which is not practical. I use tubes and sealant which I find is an excellent option

[motorvirtual]

Tubeless are very good and fun until you find yourself in the rain or in the dark trying to find where is the pinch punture, they are not that obvius, with a tube you just change it and fix the tube later in the confort of your home. Another thing nobody mentions is the fact that a tubeless tires are much more harder on the sides so taking it out and put it back again is very hard, sometimes impossible to do it in the trail.

[playerzoma]

i got the same vaude jacked!!!! its ultra!

[mungo]

Steve Peat, my era! Legend!!!

Back on subject, can't believe tubeless tyres are a thing for Mtb's now… 😅

[monetaryjack]

Was a bit concerned with the drill for the rim and tape, and if you're using the plugs put them in at a shallow angle away from any potential contact with the tape- don't want to puncture a spoke hole in the sealed rim by accident (that's especially relevant as you come down to tiny x-section road tyres! You should see the hate over on GCN for tubeless (and discs lol).... )

[fimbles]

Tubeless is messy, and there are some punctures tubeless won't seal. Always bring a tube.

[sherizaahd]

Don't people use tubes with sealant in them? I know I do.

[johngreen]

I've ran over a broken bottle, it ripped both tyres so had to push the bike home, it was first ride on brand new bike, 🤘🤔

[RELCIC]

Ive had sharp rock slash my tubeless tire a few times (rear) had to put a tube anyway.
I prefer tubeless rear and tubed front. I like changing front tire depending on conditions. Tubeless is great except when you flat!! If the tire walls stick into each other, sealant squirts or the valves clog is such a pain.
Obviously tubeless in the rear is a must. Not up front where I very rarely flat. I prefer the feeling of the front tire with a tube, firmer, always been like freaked out of air burping out my front tire which has happened a few times and one sent me to the ground.

[andyarchitect]

Overall tubeless is the best system. It's a bit of a faff if you use the bike infrequently as it can drop pressure faster during storage, and you have to remember to top up the sealant every few months... but as Steve demonstrated it is far more hassle to fix a puncture in a tube on a cold muddy hillside, when if running tubeless you wouldn't have even noticed that it occurred. I will save tubes for use on my commuter bike... but tubeless is the way to go for mountain biking.

[bustergoddess]

What wasn’t mentioned about tubeless is that presta valves get clogged with sealant and won’t allow air inflow after a few months, requiring replacement.
And you still need to carry a tube and pump if you go tubeless because if you ding your rim, and the bead won’t seal, tubeless is useless.
Less, can be not enough.