Puzz Posted September 3 Posted September 3 Hey guys. Maybe a stupid question but are both tire options for the Falcon tubeless or is it just the street tire? Haven't found any info anywhere regarding the knobby tire. I own the Falcon with the knobby tire, which is a great tire IMO but would like to know if it is tubeless as well. Quote
mmk Posted September 3 Posted September 3 Look @ the valve stem. If it is skinny and metal where it goes into the rim, it's tube. If it is fat and rubber it is tubeless. Quote
Funky Posted September 3 Posted September 3 (edited) They both are tubeless.. Otherwise you would need to remove tubeless valve going tubed. If you want - you can remove the valve that is fastened onto rim and add regular tube. Also as mentioned before post - If valve stem which is metal goes in rim - rim having gap around valve stem - it's tubed then. If valve stem goes to rim and it suddenly have big fat rubber ring around it - it's probably tubeless. Edited September 3 by Funky Quote
Puzz Posted September 3 Author Posted September 3 Thanks guys. I just took it out for a spin and when I went to check on the air pressure, I noticed on the tire sidewall that it did say "tubeless".. Good! No.... I don't want a tube. One of the main deciding factors of getting the Falcon was that it came with a tubeless tire. I hate tire tubes. Had a bad spill a couple of years ago on a new, at the time, mountain bike with fat tires. Going pretty fast on this, thank God, very smooth sidewalk when the front tire exploded like someone had shot the damn thing and I landed on my left hip and slid quite a ways.. Luckily, nothing broken. Just a few scrapes. So, no, I prefer NO tire tubes.. Quote
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