Pyramid Thorn Resistant 29er tubes

[tcapri87]

Has anyone tried them? just put them on since the trail i ride at is extremely thorny and i cant afford tubeless. hope they work

[AlexanderSupertramp1969]

Has anyone tried them? just put them on since the trail i ride at is extremely thorny and i cant afford tubeless. hope they work

Haven't tried tubes in years but what do you mean, you can't afford tubeless?

[rockcrusher]

yeah definitely check out the ghetto tubeless conversion. Mine includes valves I cut out of old tubes and electrical tape. Works splendidly and $20 for a bottle of sealant and I am good for 6-8 months of desert riding, which includes lots of spines and sharp rocks. The more tubes you buy the more you will want to go tubeless so just nip it in the bud and go for it now.

[tcapri87]

ive tried the ghetto conversion. didn't work. might try again. when i get out of grad school will def pay someone to do it for me.

[picassomoon]

Your profile says you're riding an '09 HiFi? Did that come with tubeless ready rims and tires? Two strips and two valves from the Trek website, and a bottle of Stan's sealant should be less than $50 I think. It really isn't hard to do yourself and you will NEVER regret it. How much are the thorn resist tubes? They tend to be REALLY heavy compared to normal tubes, and all that rotating weight sucks. Tubeless would be lighter than normal tubes probably.

[AtotheZ]

In the long run it will be cheaper to go tubeless than to keep buying tubes

[Blazerwolf]

Has anyone tried them? just put them on since the trail i ride at is extremely thorny and i cant afford tubeless. hope they work

A lot of BS about going tubless! Use the thorn proof tubes, the difference in weight isn't worth the hassle of always having to fix the flats. Its the weight weenies promoting all this tubless crap! If you listen to all these guys you will spend a fortune trying to keep up with the BS. The thorn proof tubes work great!

[boomn]

A lot of BS about going tubless! Use the thorn proof tubes, the difference in weight isn't worth the hassle of always having to fix the flats. Its the weight weenies promoting all this tubless crap! If you listen to all these guys you will spend a fortune trying to keep up with the BS. The thorn proof tubes work great!

maybe I'm misunderstanding your comment, but you don't seem to understand tubeless if you say that it creates a hassle of always having to fix flats. The majority of tubeless setups use a sealant like in the thorn proof tubes only better, meaning flats happen even less.

The sealant in most thorn proof tubes is designed not to dry out over time since you wouldn't be able to clean out the inside of a tube, but this means many of these sealants work slower and can't seal holes terribly well compared to the sealant used in tubeless setups that can easily be cleaned and replaced every now and then.

Like others pointed out, you don't have to spend a fortune to do it either. All it takes is two tubes and a bottle of sealant (and there are home recipes for that too). Also, there are benefits to tubeless in performance on the trail even besides weight

[T.R.A.V.I.S]

i ran one when i first got a 29er. It weighed almost as much as the tire but never had a problem. it was bomb proof.

[Dirty $anchez]

A lot of BS about going tubless! Use the thorn proof tubes, the difference in weight isn't worth the hassle of always having to fix the flats. Its the weight weenies promoting all this tubless crap! If you listen to all these guys you will spend a fortune trying to keep up with the BS. The thorn proof tubes work great!

Exactly zero flats since going to tubeless on several bikes 2 years ago . Expensive ? I think not , 2 quarts of Stan's in 2 years . How many tubes would you use in the same time span ? Remember , this is for 4 bikes .