Re:Logistics of biking 9833 miles in 409 days
by peterispedaling on Monday November 14, 2022 @07:30PM
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Hi! I wrote the post. I had a friend talk to me about tubeless before I went, and I'm happy I didn't do it. The sealant would need to be replenished. And the first real gash would mean going back to a tube. I was super happy with the Tannus liners (13mm of protection) despite adding some weight and rigidity (the bike was already a tank).
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Re:Logistics of biking 9833 miles in 409 days
by haspok on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @06:43AM
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> The bike was taken in to a mechanic for a full tune-up seven times, and for small things a few more visits.
Considering this, a tubeless sealant top-up at each of these visits would have been no extra chore. Just sayin' :)
Re:Logistics of biking 9833 miles in 409 days
by peterispedaling on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @10:10PM
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Gotcha! It was impressive how fancy gear mountain biking is popular in all the big cities along the Andes. They "road bike" on MTBs a lot. In Colombia they are nuts for cycling and have some seriously pricey rides. Definitely the sealant is in all the big cities. Some of my tune-ups were in small towns.