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Originally Posted by steve_m77
Is it better to get tubed rims even though fixing a puncture is harder ?
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No.
First of all you will now struggle to get a TT marked tyre in anything except an ancient block tread cross-ply. All those bikes with silly 19th century spokes are running TL marked tyres (with tubes) on rims with the safety bead.
How is putting a plug from the outside harder than removing the wheel, breaking the bead to get the tight TL marked tyre off, dragging the tube out and reassembling without trapping the tube?
Plugs last the life of the tyre, you can ignore the lawyers blurb on the packet.
If you do get that ripped out sidewall you have the same issue regardless. You need to get inside and fit a tube until you can buy a new tyre. If you fitted the tyre at home using lube and have good levers it can be done. People only struggle with tyres Honda, Moto Guzzi etc, fitted without lube, using a screw driver and teaspoon combo, having never done it before (and it'll be typically be ****ing down too :-) )
Unless your trip is a series of MX events and you are using competition rubber I'd just stay tubeless.
If you do end up fitting ancient block treads and a tube from some place that's had them in stock since Ted Simon was a lad they'll just drop on (and off, literally). They'll sell you a tube.
Andy
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