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Yeah the tyres are 'tubeless ready' but do have tubes. I got a flat on my first ride out going through some brambles and it took me about an hour and a half to figure out how to get the front wheel off! The whole axle slips out of its housing. Crazy. It's cool to feel like a total noob! This bike is so tech and complex compared to my other bikes (tourer and fixeds) it's like a motor bike. And @ MDCC - yes I'm going to have to do a bunch of reading on damping and the like. The rear shock has a platform switch so you can select 3 different levels of 'give'. The forks have 12" of travel that you can adjust by tweaking the dials on the crowns, and it has a 'special feature' called IT or 'Intelligent Travel' which is controlled by an additional switch on the bars that allows you to limit the travel in the front forks. From what I've read - and those who know please feel free to flame or advise all you want - this means I can limit the travel for more control over loose but even ground, and should I then happen upon a big drop, I have to pull up the front end, hit the switch, and the suspension extends to its max so I have as much cushioning as possible.

It really is ridiculous. I can't stop laughing! So much fun to be had! I will have to buy a helmet.

from what you have said above you need help setting it up properly. you will not achieve this over the internet.

some basic pointers.
depending on the suspension design you may not need to touch the pro-pedal. depending on what shock (rp3?) you may not get enough bob to warrent setting on 2-3 and can leave it on 1 or off. just try it to see how active it is climbing and what difference setting 1or2 makes. (i use mine off and switch to 1 for climbing).

what you say about the front forks sounds like internet bullshit theory™. set it up to not pack down over repeated bumps and have the right amount of sag and rebound speed, any lockout/travel reduction use it for long climbs only, all that fiddling between different settings is a waste of time if you have set it up right in the first place it shouldn't be needed.

if you had been running sealent then you would probably have not had a puncture, it would have self sealed.
(still take a tube with you though in case the hole is too big to seal.)