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Wrote off tubeless for years, then ate my words after one gravel ride
I spent years telling people tubeless was a hassle not worth the mess, mostly because I watched a guy fight a stuck bead in a cold garage back in 2019 and swore I'd never bother. Last month I finally set up a pair of 40mm tires with sealant after a buddy bet me lunch I'd change my mind by the end of the week. Three rides later I pulled a goathead out of the rear tread and it just sealed itself up before I even got the pump out. I still keep a tube strapped under the saddle, but I've done two top-offs in six weeks and the bead seated with a plain floor pump on the second try. Now I'm wondering how many of my old grudge opinions are just one bad afternoon away from flipping. What's the one thing you swore off that ended up winning you over?
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kellyj236h ago
I had the same deal with flat pedals on my mountain bike, swore they were a downgrade after years of clips and kept a set of pedals in a box for two seasons. Then a buddy talked me into trying them on one rocky loop near my house and I clipped a root wrong, put a foot down, and just kept going instead of tipping over. My knees quit aching on long descents too, which I did not see coming. Rode the whole next year on them and the clips are still in that box somewhere. I still ride clips on the road bike, so I am not fully converted, but I was wrong about how much they would hold me back.
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