I think I can get on board with this. Tubeless has been tempting but the thought of it all going wrong in the middle of nowhere would keep me up at night.
How to stick within the criteria but not make the bike feel like a tank?
To clarify, I would definitely use tubeless for proper off-road stuff, where you're using large volume, low pressure tyres, but certainly not for road events like TCR.
I used 700x50 tyres setup tubeless for Badlands on the same rims I ran tubes in for many road ultras.
I think I can get on board with this. Tubeless has been tempting but the thought of it all going wrong in the middle of nowhere would keep me up at night.
How to stick within the criteria but not make the bike feel like a tank?