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Originally Posted by Zhack
I am just about to throw in the towel on Tubliss. I have had many flats and recently, a high speed crash as a result of sidewall nicks/slashes. We have a lot of sharp rocks where we race and my confidence is shaken.
I'd like to move to mousses, but can't get the damn rear on. Front was a snap.
Maybe till I can get some advice on how to get the rear on, I'll run a mousse front and a TUbliss rear. At least if I flat the rear, it's not an instant loss of steering/crash scenario.
5th gear wide highside changes the way you feel about predicatblilty/reliabilty. Mousses are looking real good despite any "pain" involved in install. If the pros can do it in 2 minutes, it's just another skill to be learned.....
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Have you contacted the tubliss guys about this? I also ride rocks a hell of a lot and have never had a slashed sidewall, but i also go for a stronger sidewall tire like mitas or motoz. Granted i ride at about 0.8bar, but feel the handling/feel benefits of tubliss far outweigh the odd puncture, and you can still ride at about 90% with a flat on a tubliss.
It will be interesting to hear if you can feel a difference in handling once you switch to mousses