Bit of a newbie question (sorry guys, can hear the groans already:-D).

I've just finished struggling with my first flat (well, I think I've finished). I took it to a mate who's a wizz with that stuff (son races motocross), & got him to show me how to do the fix myself.

Now Charlie's got a great set up, & he's fixed more flats than I've had hot dinners, but ****** me if we didn't manage to pinch the tube each time we got to the last 4 or 5 inches of tyre going onto the rim. That last bit of tyre is just so tight that we couldn't seem to ensure the tube was clear (were we missing something obscure but obvious?).

In the end I took it to the bike shop, and even now, I think I've still got a slow leak.

Anyway, it's got me thinking. I can't see myself frigging around on the side of the track out the back of nowhere, slowly turning homicidal from the frustration of re-repairing the same flat dozens of times over. So, what's the go with tubeless tyres? Is there some problem with me running these instead, & just plugging them whenever I get a flat?

I want to be able to do all my own maintenance & trackside repairs, & tyres are the obvious place to start. Speak to me oh wise ones.


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