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Tube Type to Tubeless
Posted by Anupam on September 30, 2006
Goodyear in India sells tube type and tubeless tyres…
I have seen a lot of people taking a tube out of the tubeless radials and “converting” them to tubeless tyres… Is it true that nowadays all the tyres are made tubeless by design and the manufacturers just put a “tube type” stamp on some?
I did a little research and found that the basic construction, including the innerliner, of our tubeless and tube type tires are basically the same. This means that there is no reason that a tube type tire couldn't be run tubeless as long as it is mounted on a proper rim or wheel and the rim or wheel properly seals the air in the tire.