BikeRadar Podcast Ep 7 | Road tubeless — the what, why and how

Road tubeless is officially 'a thing' now, with new airtight rubber from nearly all the big players. But what's it all about?

Continental launched its first tubeless road tyre in 2018, the Grand Prix 5000 TL.

Continental

Tom Marvin

Published: September 9, 2019 at 2:01 pm

Most mountain bikers have been using tubless tyres for over a decade — and with fewer punctures, more speed and more grip, they offer many advantages.

So why has it taken their skinny tyre’d roadie brethren so long to ditch the tubes? In this episode, Tom, Matthew and Jack discuss what’s happening in the world of road tubeless tyres.

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This all follows a number of recent tyre releases from big tyre brands including Schwalbe, Continental and Specialized. Jack and Matthew have also recently been exploring the state of the tyre market and trying out the (relatively) new technology with mixed results.

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Schwalbe Pro One Tubeless Easy tyre
Schwalbe will imminently cease production of its tubular tyres. - Irmo Keizer

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Tom Marvin

Senior technical editor

Tom Marvin is a technical editor at BikeRadar.com and MBUK magazine. He has a particular focus on mountain bikes, but spends plenty of time on gravel bikes, too. Tom has written for BikeRadar, MBUK and Cycling Plus, and was previously technical editor of What Mountain Bike magazine. He is also a regular presenter on BikeRadar’s YouTube channel and the BikeRadar podcast. With more than twenty years of mountain biking experience, and nearly a decade of testing mountain and gravel bikes, Tom has ridden and tested thousands of bikes and products, from super-light XC race bikes through to the most powerful brakes on the market. Outside of testing bikes, Tom competes in a wide range of mountain bike races, from multi-day enduros through to 24-hour races in the depths of the Scottish winter – pushing bikes, components and his legs to their limits. He’s also worked out that shaving your legs saves 8 watts, while testing aerodynamics in a wind tunnel. When not riding he can be found at the climbing wall, in his garden or cooking up culinary delights.
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