_Mikesee says "I encourage all of my customers to stick a tube in for the first ride to get that tape stuck down well and any bubbles pushed out."_
Why would a tube press the tape down any more than just air? If you've got, say, 25 psi in a tubeless tire or 25 psi in tubed tire, in both cases there is 25 psi of pressure pushing the tape down.
Feb. 21, 2023, 9:46 a.m. - Inertiaman
_Mikesee says "I encourage all of my customers to stick a tube in for the first ride to get that tape stuck down well and any bubbles pushed out."_ Why would a tube press the tape down any more than just air? If you've got, say, 25 psi in a tubeless tire or 25 psi in tubed tire, in both cases there is 25 psi of pressure pushing the tape down.