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Re: Latex tubes in carbon wheels [wintershade]
wintershade wrote:
I like my teeth and face, so I've opted not to run latex tubes in my carbon clincher wheels, even on race day. I know. What a chicken!

But with heat dissipation now relegated to brake discs (rather than rim brake tracks), are there any downsides/risks to running latex on modern disc brake carbon wheels?

I LOVE tubeless for training (and haven't gotten a single flat in 1000s of miles on GP5Ks), they do present a few challenges for racing (once we're racing again).
1) They're SO hard to mount/seat I'm 100% certain that I wouldn't be able to get a tube in my ENVEs. So if my bacon strip fails (and given my lack of flats, I don't have much experience/confidence in them), I'm toast. My day would be over.
2) It makes changing to a fresh set of race tires race week a huge PITA, borderline impossible really.
3) The bike I'm looking at buying (Shiv Disc) comes with Roval Rapide CLX wheels, which are not tubeless compatible but otherwise look awesome.


huh, had no idea that wasn't advised. And here I was descending at 55mph in races with 808s and Latex. Oops lol
Last edited by: T2LV: Sep 8, 20 19:08

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  • Post edited by T2LV (Cloudburst Summit) on Sep 8, 20 19:08