Tube vs. Tubeless on ebikes

[Deacon Blues]

I had a rim tape failure two weeks ago on my road bike.
A couple of days ago I had the rim tape on the road bike's other tire fail.
I cleaned off my old tape and dried sealant, but I had the bike shop that a deal with install the new rim tape for me, because I really suck at install rim tape.
I got the wheel home, installed new sealant and the tire and, using my compressor, pumped it back up. The tire popped a number of times, so I thought everything was a go.
Unfortunately, the new rim tape didn't seal properly and there was air blasting out the wheel's drain hole.
Looks like I'm going back to the bike shop on Tuesday.

 

[fooferdoggie]

I have not had issues with rim tape. I use dt-swiss tape it's a little starchy and I get 2mm larger then the rim clean the rim with alcohol first. then just pull it tight and go around twice.

 

[Deacon Blues]

Mine was put on by the bike shop when I bought the bike back in 2018. My local bike shop that works on my bike (not the same bike shop that I bought the bike from) said that rim tape has a life expectancy and he wasn't surprised that my rim tape had failed.

 

[m@Robertson]

In addition to DT Swiss tape on some of my rims, I'm using WTB TCS tape. Buy it by the roll in various widths. Haven't had a failure yet. If tubed I stick with old-school Velox cloth.

 

[fooferdoggie]

In addition to DT Swiss tape on some of my rims, I'm using WTB TCS tape. Buy it by the roll in various widths. Haven't had a failure yet. If tubed I stick with old-school Velox cloth.

I tried the WTB TCS tape it was a pain to put on compared to the dt-swiss.

 

[mschwett]

That’s an interesting point. With tubeless setups and fat tires, I imagine many are running sub50 psi.

Anyone else used FO on 50-60 psi?

I run around 65psi max, and find sealant specifically designed for higher pressure tires works much better. it’s the same amount of work to buy and injext, so I see no reason to experiment with products not designed for purpose. save a few bucks i guess, at the risk of lost hours of riding from an unsealed puncture….

 

[fooferdoggie]

I run around 65psi max, and find sealant specifically designed for higher pressure tires works much better. it’s the same amount of work to buy and injext, so I see no reason to experiment with products not designed for purpose. save a few bucks i guess, at the risk of lost hours of riding from an unsealed puncture….

for sure. Now I dont run about maybe 55 so I have more choices.

 

[PSm]

In on of the recent threads there were a discussion about the tube vs. tubeless on the ebikes. There where several opinions expressed, but not sufficient statistics were shared to make a conclusion what is popular and actually being used by majority of people, at least those who visits and reads this forum. So I decided to open poll to get some statistics. Thanks for participating.

NOTE: this is for ebikes only!

Always tubes. And now, whenever possible (e-bike or traditional) , use TPU tubes for the weight savings and lighter/smaller volume spares. Found they work best for presta tube replacements, since schraeder to presta tube adapters aren’t great, and sometimes cause leaks.

 

[Mr. Coffee]

Jeez, I run 45-50 with tubes and 30-35 tubeless.