Spoked wheels without tubes

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25 Oct 2023 18:31 #890965 by ckahleer
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I like the looks of spoked rims, but don't want to use inner tubes. A 450 Rebel I had a few years ago had tubeless spoked rims. Do any other bikes have this?

 
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25 Oct 2023 19:57 #890970 by TexasKZ
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27 Oct 2023 18:53 #891031 by DoctoRot
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27 Oct 2023 20:36 - 27 Oct 2023 21:17 #891032 by sf4t7
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Most spoked wheels don't have bead retention ribs (your Rebel wheels had them, and I'm sure BMW wheels do also) to keep the beads from losing their seal in the case of low pressure.  I don't think it would be safe to run a tire without a tube on a rim that wasn't designed for it.  Manufacturers wouldn't have made tubeless rims with ribs if there wasn't a need for them.  All automotive wheels designed for tubeless tires also have them.

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28 Oct 2023 05:50 - 28 Oct 2023 05:53 #891033 by TexasKZ
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The BMW makes some spoked wheels that are designed to be tubeless. The Outex conversion seems to be pretty popular with the BMW folk who have the older design spoked wheels.
1982 KZ1000 LTD parts donor
1981 KZ1000 LTD awaiting resurrection
2000 ZRX1100 not ridden enough
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