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Ian Jenner Ian lives, works and trains at lake Garda in Italy. He has 40+ years of cycling experience, having undertaken many TT’s, road races, club events, MTB events and some of Italy’s toughest sportives and gran fondos. rule5cyclingcoaching.com Q: Tubeless tyres look fiddly to use? How do they work and would you recommend them for any applications in particular? A: “Is switching to tubeless for you? Tubeless tyres look like normal tyres: U-shape in section, with wire or synthetic ‘beads’ embedded at the edges. When the tyre is inflated, air pressure forces the beads up to the lipped edges of the wheel rim, holding the tyre in place. As the name suggests, tubeless tyres dispense with the inner tube. The tyre itself forms an airtight seal with the rim.…

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