Audax rides

Might join everyone on the shark!

Hmm. Looks like if you can get around the shark in 7.5h you might manage to do it without getting rained on.

Time to pack my jacket then.

Mind = blown

Mind if I join for the start?
I’ll probably have to turn around after Ide Hill.
Are you riding to the start?

Are you riding to the start?

Not if I can avoid it.

Mind if I join for the start?

No but we'll be going a very steady pace

That’s fine. Starts 7:30 right?
How are you getting there?

How are you getting there?

Tube probably. District line to tower hill and then DLR

Looks like I'll be taking the old TT bike to Bristol for Bill Eason 300 and Barry's Bristol Blast 160.

I wonder if this 25T will fit... #buildingbikesthenightbefore

Ok, we upgraded to the Ball Buster 200k on Sunday instead of the 160k.

Does anyone audax tubeless?

Loads of people.

I'm going old school this weekend though...

23mm red Rubino Pro

Well yeah I didn't think the answer would be "no, nobody ever has done". It was more, "does anyone here audax tubeless?"

Leave some cake for the rest of us, hmmkay?

@frank9755 probably does

I'll think about it. :)

That looks really good

I d0. Have been doing so for about a year and a half.
30mm G-one speeds and 28mm Pro-ones

I've been very happy with it. Had punctures that have been sealed on both sets.

Probably ~8000km of audaxing so far like this.

30mm G-one speeds

This is what I'd be using. Not going to have stuff ready to convert for the weekend but may consider it later. Is tubeless something that needs ongoing attention? Do you need to top up sealant every month or something? Scrape out the old? Or fit and forget?

I've found it to involve more work than tubes, but, more of the work is done at home in the warm and dry.

(Just fitted some new 32mm specialized tubeless tyres for the shark. Had to use soapy water to get them to inflate, which is a first for me. G one speeds were easier.)

I'm more of the fit and forget and top up every few months.

I've found dry out rates are very dependent on sealnt. Stan's tends to stay liquid longer than the mariposa stuff. However the mariposa has been very good for sealing.

I'd probably not recommend scraping as I've found you end up scraping out stuff that was sealing a hole.

I carry a caprisun like sachet of the mariposa sealant and a dynaplug in my carradice for anything nasty.

Stan's seems to last for ages, at least in Schwalbe and Bontrager tyres. Top it up occasionally. Pull out the Stanimal if there is one.

Yes, I usually do.

Last year I had tubeless front and and tubed rear (spare wheel, CBA to fit new tubeless tyre). Then two weekends in succession I had a puncture in the rear (tubed) wheel. Half the people who passed me when I was fixing shouted out 'I thought you used tubeless'

I set it up originally for PBP in 2015. It's generally been good with one failure (on TCR). As comment above, normally you can do the work in the warm at home rather than on the road. On balance it's better but not perfect.

Main reason I switched originally is that it allowed me to run much nicer tyres in the winter than I would dare with tubes. With tubes I used to use heavy, puncture resistant tyres but have mainly used Schwalbe Ones with tubeless and they are lovely to ride on.

@PhilDAS yes for tubeless. Wtb horizon and Schwalbe s one 25mm respectively.
Especially on the slim tires the lower pressure is great. I carry a spare tube and all kinds of stuff for big holes though.
There's tubes in now because the non tubeless s ones I got for free aren't tubeless able and the plus in pressure was noticeable.

Just entered The Shark. Game on.

Look for an overgeared black bike with pink outers and say hi :)