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To bring it back around, 'casual' or 'road' tubeless is not there yet. I get two punctures a year max on my £10 vittoria zaffiros, commuting daily and a season of TNRC and MAMIL weekend lanes. The knowledge and faff requirement threshold is still yet to be breached. @amey has the perfect example in Bromptons - until a City bro can pop into any old bike shop and splash out £70 for a whole new tyre set up and still not be late for work tubeless remains at the at the bike seminar and TEDTalk level. Until the standards have settled, tubeless is for off-road, road nerds and #buyers