I hate the feel of narrow rubber even on my FS bikes. I've settled on Maxxis 2.6" on 30mm IW rims or 2.5" actual measured tire width on those rims from another brand. Actual 2.4" width was too little volume and actual 2.6" width was too much volume \[on my FS bike anyways\]. I've warmed up to a Tannus Tubeless insert on the rear of my HT, but haven't seen the point on my front wheel or either wheel on my FS bike. I'm one of those riders just looking to avoid rear flats/rim damage...which only seems to happen with my HT.
FWIW - I've found the rare flat I do get \[once or twice a year in a non-insert tire\] can 95% of the time be fixed at least temporarily with tubeless plugs. I can't recall putting in a tube in my own bike in so long it's hard to remember when that happened last.
July 29, 2021, 8 a.m. - Vik Banerjee
I hate the feel of narrow rubber even on my FS bikes. I've settled on Maxxis 2.6" on 30mm IW rims or 2.5" actual measured tire width on those rims from another brand. Actual 2.4" width was too little volume and actual 2.6" width was too much volume \[on my FS bike anyways\]. I've warmed up to a Tannus Tubeless insert on the rear of my HT, but haven't seen the point on my front wheel or either wheel on my FS bike. I'm one of those riders just looking to avoid rear flats/rim damage...which only seems to happen with my HT. FWIW - I've found the rare flat I do get \[once or twice a year in a non-insert tire\] can 95% of the time be fixed at least temporarily with tubeless plugs. I can't recall putting in a tube in my own bike in so long it's hard to remember when that happened last.