Pop quiz

[maillotpois]

Salsa - that's great!

Sundial - I run tubeless on my "double century and less" bike. On my brevet bike with the dyno hub I do not - and I'm not even sure if its possible to have tubeless built with the dyno hub. I don't want to jinx it, but the tubeless has been AMAZING and I wish I could have it on the brevet bike as well. And for tubeless, you can always put in a tube if you get a flat. Which I have not in a year. That said, I have been pretty lucky on the non-tubeless bike as well. During the brevet series, my only flat occurred during the 300k which was rain and flooding all day.

[Susan Otcenas]

Salsa - that's great!

+1!

During the brevet series, my only flat occurred during the 300k which was rain and flooding all day.

I wish.

I ride 650C (not B) so my tire options are limited. After a winter season PLAGUED by flats, I switched to the "beefiest" tires available in 650C, which is Continental UltraGatorskins. Still not great, but the best I can get.

In our series:
200K - Flat in the rain at mile 17
Switched to Contis
300K - Flat at mile 100
400K - no flat!
600K - Flat in drizzle at mile 45

last weekend's 400K, 2 flats in the first 15 miles (same flat). Thankfully it was dry. But my two companions had multiple flats, all in the rain or drizzle.

Good times.

[sundial]

Sundial - I run tubeless on my "double century and less" bike.

I was wondering if any of you brevet folks run tubeless. I can't help but think it would take a load off one's mind by mounting a set of new tubeless tires before the epic ride. And the ride quality is so much nicer in my opinion.

Course you may have to ride with an extra tire looped around you like in the old TDF days.

I had been running tubeless on my mtbs and switched to Specialized tubeless on my road bike as well. I LOVE it! I plan on doing a metric century here shortly and will see how well the tires hold up. I gave it a shot of Stan's just for good measure. Last year when I was attempting my self supported century my newish regular tire started to come apart (Specialized S-Works ) and I had to cut it short.