Tube vs. Tubeless on ebikes

Tires setup on your ebike(s) is

  • Using tube

    Votes: 24 54.5%
  • Tubeless

    Votes: 10 22.7%
  • I have both on different ebikes

    Votes: 10 22.7%
  • Nah, I use airless tires!

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    44
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. :confused:
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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….
 
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.
 
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.
 
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