Bikes with spoked wheels

[punyXpress]

Probably not - tubeless cannot easily break the bead to remove them, so need outside ( expensive ) help.

aye but I assume fixing an inner tube is cheaper than replacing a tyre?

[northwind]

You can repair tyres too though.

aye only if theyre in the centre 1/3rd of the tread though. Is it still the same with a tube?

I just so happen to have some spoked wheels for sale

They fit a 120-17 front 160-17 rear ... they are from an abandoned supermoto project

This is toatlly a guess but would you have to replace a damaged tube because of the pressure. Or just patch it up like a cycle inner tube, lol?!

Originally Posted by Pete_58

This is toatlly a guess but would you have to replace a damaged tube because of the pressure. Or just patch it up like a cycle inner tube, lol?!

Pushbike tubes generally run at higher pressure than motorbike tubes

My bad. Shows how often i checked the pressures in my tyres then, lol!

[northwind]

Originally Posted by robchester

aye only if theyre in the centre 1/3rd of the tread though

Nah, not true... It's not automatically safe to patch a central puncture or unsafe to patch an edgier puncture. Not that it matters that much because most are in the middle anyway.

Spoked wheels are more resistant to impact which is why off road bikes have them, they are a bitch to clean though, not just the spokes but you can't get to the hub itself to clean it on the inside. Tubes mean you can't stick a plug in the tyre to fix it but I had a puncture recently in a tubed bike and it only cost £7.50 to have replaced (not at the side of the road though!).

Even if the spokes are chromed, it flakes off because off the tension and compression movement of the spokes and they all end up dull sooner or later.