Tubeless road tires. [View all]
I recently bought a new ultergra 6800 wheelset so that I could have some spare wheels. I thought what the Hell, lets try tubeless as these wheels are tubeless ready. I got my local bike shop to order me some Maxxis Padrone TR 700c x 25. I mounted them without a lot of trouble and road them on Sunday. My other 6800 wheels have Michelin Pro 4 Endurance 700c x 23 with latex tubes. The Michelin front wheel weighed exactly the same as the Maxxis.
I have trouble feeling much differences between the 2 tires concerning ride feel and rolling resistance. The tubeless hold air somewhat better than the Michelins with latex tubes but I always check pressure before riding. The other good point of the Maxxis is I was able to get them on the rims without levers which I have never been able to do with the Michelins. I carry a Koolstop tire jack in my jersey in case I have to remount a tire on the road.
Any of you have experience with road tubeless tires?
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