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Yeah normally I will use a bit of sealant on initial setup, however once it seals (varies with setup) in my experience they are airtight from then onwards. They do tend to lose air more quickly than a tubed tyre but less than latex. I also tend to rely on tubeless plugs as well in the event of a flat, as I find they are much more effective than depending on sealant alone.
Yeah I think that may be one of the few ones that is marketed for track although in this context for tubeless/clincher tyres it's not clear to me what that actually means other than a marketing term.
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Yeah I think that may be one of the few ones that is marketed for track although in this context for tubeless/clincher tyres it's not clear to me what that actually means other than a marketing term.
Slick tread (or at the very most a consistent file type tread) and a single compound of rubber would be the salient points.
At Glasgow we only really allow tyres where the manufacturer has specified suitability for velodrome use in their description of it.
Just remember, if someone moans at you about tyres, it’s usually not because they want to sell you tyres, rather because they have to deal with the first aid, clean up, repair and paper work when someone slides off on road tyres and more often than not take other riders with them. In the worst case scenarios, they have been the ones the lawyers have come for when there’s been compensation to be paid when people suffer injuries or are killed.
M_V
So no tube, no sealant? Will they hold air like that?
The sealant is the issue so yeah, no sealant, no issue.
That said, if your tyres are tubeless then they probably aren't track tyres? Road tyres are, again, probably fine at HHV, not so at an indoor velodrome.Withdrawn. Looked at the tyres you're using and, that must be about the only tubeless, track tyre there is right?!