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Wow everyone thankyou!

The more than enough for me to chew on here, thanks again.

Wow thanks for your super-quick replies. Plenty of ideas here, I'll need to work out what's best.

Apologies if this question has been covered previously (I’m sure it must have been) but I can’t find a thread.

I’ve recently bought a hybrid/gravel bike with tubeless tyres and I’m happy this is the way to go.

I also take my bike overseas to tour and on such occasions don’t have the opportunity to phone my wife to pick me up if I have severe blowout.

Up to now, for tubed tyres I have just taken a spare inner tube so I’m covered in the event of a puncture.

I realise the tubeless scenario is different:-

1/ The sealant should prevent most punctures anyway
2/ But in the event of a major puncture where the sealant is not enough, I need to have a plan to get me going again on a remote roadside..

So do I

1/ Carry an inner tube and just put that in?
2/ Carry a plug kit (but I have read these are not necessarily fail-safe)?
3/ Carry a spare tyre?

For options 1/ and 3/ I realise I need tyre levers that can cope with tubeless tyres - I have just bought some.

Beyond that, each option seems to have downsides

1/ To put an inner tube in, I need to remove the tubeless valve. What small and light tool will do this easily?
2/ For either the plug kit option of the spare tyre option, I need to inflate the tube with a handheld pump…..I’m not sure this is realistic for tubeless?


What to you experienced people do?

Thanks!

Wheelset question:-

I have a Boardman Hybrid and want to go tubeless. Assuming I need to change the wheelset I need to know how to specify the wheels I need.

The variables seem to be

- Size – in this case 700c
- Disc compatibility – “6 bolt”?
- TLR
- Axle (in my case QR not thru axle)

Any other aspects I need to be aware of?
eg will all cassettes fit?


Many thanks