Are my tyres tubeless? lol

Grovsie29
Grovsie29 Posts: 116
edited May 2013 in MTB general
Ive got a Giant Trance X4 2011 model, on stock Kenda Nevegal 26x2.1" Stick E/DTC tyres. Im going LLandegla tomorrow and I was gonna buy an inner tube as at the mo ive not got a spare. Ive just seen one that looks really similar and it's tubless?

I can't seem to find the exact tyre online to help me?

Or would it say tubless on the tyre if it was?

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    makes no difference if your tyres are tubeless or not.

    do you have tubes fitted?

    do you have a kit for fixing tubeless tyres?

    you can fit tubes to tubeless tyres.
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  • Grovsie29
    Grovsie29 Posts: 116
    It's meant as a spare incase I get a puncture.

    Don't know if it's got tubes fitted, hence my question.
  • pastey_boy
    pastey_boy Posts: 2,083
    Have you thought about looking under the tyre ?
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Grovsie29 wrote:
    It's meant as a spare incase I get a puncture.

    Don't know if it's got tubes fitted, hence my question.
    makes no difference. other than you might need a tool to remove the valve if it is tubeless.

    but again asking if a 2 year old bike is tubeless or not depends on what you have done to it or the previous owner.

    as above have a look.
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  • ste_t
    ste_t Posts: 1,599
    That's pretty good going, 2 years without a puncture. I would say the chances of an x4 coming setup tubeless is slim to absolutely bugger all.

    Buy a tube.
  • Grovsie29
    Grovsie29 Posts: 116
    I just bought a inner tube from Halfords just incase. My mates Anthem X3 is tubless that's why I aksed.

    I don't assume just because it's a 2011 model it's been ridden for 2 years, I bought it new in September. :D
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Very few bikes come tubeless off the shelf, it'll have tubes.
  • thelonegroover
    thelonegroover Posts: 1,073
    If you don't know what your bike has now, you obviously haven't changed the tyre before. You should try removing the tyre and putting it back on while at home. Then you know what to expect when you need to do it for real!
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  • Butterd2
    Butterd2 Posts: 937
    Whether it's tubeless or not you want to be carrying a spare tube anyway.
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  • bobley
    bobley Posts: 60
    Even X1s with UST wheels don't come set up tubeless. I had a puncture on my second ride. :roll:
  • ste_t
    ste_t Posts: 1,599
    Grovsie29 wrote:
    I just bought a inner tube from Halfords just incase. My mates Anthem X3 is tubless that's why I aksed.

    I don't assume just because it's a 2011 model it's been ridden for 2 years, I bought it new in September. :D

    I stand corrected.

    Conversely, you have done well to have not had a puncture since September :wink:

    As said above, if you do run tubeless you should still carry a tube incase you encounter a problem.

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