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Howard
Jon.
Have not punctured on my mountain bike running tubeless since setting it up in the spring, even with cheap tyres converted. Managed to rip a knob off on my cross bike a month ago, then had problems removing the valve (which I had to tighten with pliers in order to get it to seal properly). Fortunately I'd punctured directly opposite a farmhouse with a well-stocked tool shed.
Some interesting words from Dan Timmerman, racing for the Stans cross team this year, here. They're not using tubeless specific tyres, so perhaps my earlier thoughts about the necessity of tubeless specific rims and tyres was not correct. I suspect it's down to finding a good combination. The Racing Ralphs I was using, and burped, are probably a bit too lightweight. I may have damaged the bead when I put too much air in them and blew them off the rim too.