Tubes vs. tubeless

[Catrin]

I'm wondering if it's worth the effort to go tubeless. My MTBing is limited to one or two days a week for an hour and a half to 2 hours. I like the idea of going tubeless, but on the other hand it seems like a lot of maintenance is involved.

Opinions?

I've only been mountain biking for 2 seasons now, and I won't even consider it at this time. I don't ride THAT often, nor are the trails I ride that technical. I've yet to have a flat on any of my bikes, including mountain. I have, however, watched as friends have had problems with their tubeless tires on the mountain bike trails because of maintenance issues. They race mountain bikes so it makes sense for them to run tubeless, but it seems a bit over the top for someone at my level and riding style.

Why not wait a season to see how things go? If you start flatting then you can make that move then. That is what I would do, but that is me.