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C1Nelson · 12-23-2023, 12:20 PM

A friend of mine recently drove to the Florida Keys from Idaho in one of his Model A’s. While coming home in Arkansas he experienced failure of inner tubes that he had purchased through Coker when he had also replaced tires before his trip. He had taken spare tubes with him but quickly found out he needed more tubes and tires as it ruined the tires before he could get off the road. He had new tires and tubes shipped to him while holding up in a small town. I don’t think Coker helped him with any adjustments or replacements caused from the bad tube. He had radial tires and the radial tubes.

I watched on Youtube “Team Merrill and his 29 Model A and the 2022 Great Race” this week. During that video he said that for about the past five years he stopped using tubes with his Model A tires. He said if the wheels are good and powder coated you could use the tires as tubeless. He said he has had no tire issues since changing. He said he has run 15 great races.

Has anybody else changed over to running tubeless?

12-23-2023, 12:20 PM	#1
C1Nelson Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 62	Bad Inner Tubes/Ruined Tires or Tubeless A friend of mine recently drove to the Florida Keys from Idaho in one of his Model A’s. While coming home in Arkansas he experienced failure of inner tubes that he had purchased through Coker when he had also replaced tires before his trip. He had taken spare tubes with him but quickly found out he needed more tubes and tires as it ruined the tires before he could get off the road. He had new tires and tubes shipped to him while holding up in a small town. I don’t think Coker helped him with any adjustments or replacements caused from the bad tube. He had radial tires and the radial tubes. I watched on Youtube “Team Merrill and his 29 Model A and the 2022 Great Race” this week. During that video he said that for about the past five years he stopped using tubes with his Model A tires. He said if the wheels are good and powder coated you could use the tires as tubeless. He said he has had no tire issues since changing. He said he has run 15 great races. Has anybody else changed over to running tubeless?