> I've known 4WD fanatics who've spent the day traversing really bad country,
> and the evenings doing the tyres - replacing and repairing tubes, basically.
> Usually tubeless tyres with a tube in them, a simple way to repair a well
> punctured radial. In some circumstances, you still can't beat a tube.
It's a nice trick that allows you to run the tire pressures a whole
lot lower. Unless the tubless tire beads (proper spelling, not
tyre--that's so screwed up) are bolted or glued to the rim, when you
run very low pressures, the bead will separate or slip. The tube keeps
the bead pressed out against the rim. Generally something only done
for dedicated low-speed vehicles, though. Highway speeds can result in
blowouts from heat buildup.
Just say "no" to the "y".
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Ken Norton
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