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How much lighter are they then tubes?
2.5 Pounds lighter then heavy duty tubes and
approximately 14 ounces lighter that stock tubes. Tube thickness and
weights vary from manufactures. It's important to note that for every
pound you can lose of rotating unsprung weight is equivalent to dropping
5 pounds of static weight!
How long does TUbliss last?
A VERY LONG TIME, (maybe too long) we say they
last 10-20 times longer than tubes. However in 5 years of testing
hundreds of them, we have yet to wear ANY out.
Can I use a tire sealant in the tire with TUbliss?
YES! For off-road situations or when you are
concerned with punctures, we highly recommend the use of a sealant
in your tire. With the tire being tubeless, tire sealants work AWESOME
because there is substantially thicker rubber for it to clog up and be
effective. Your tire is reinforced, so a hole does NOT stretch like a
conventional tube. Again it works very well in a tubeless situation. Try
it and see!
How hard is it to install & change tires?
Installing the TUbliss CORE on the rim should
take under 10 minutes (including drilling the 10mm hole for the New rim
lock). After that, everyone that had tried it agrees that changing tires
is MUCH easier. IT IS DIFFERENT, BUT EASIER, SO READ & FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTIONS! Don't take shortcuts. Because you don't have to worry
about damaging an inner-tube with the tire irons, you can just go at it
and get 'er done!
Does the black tube really squeeze in between the liner and that black stem thing?
It's common to assume that the black inner tube
floats freely inside the liner, but that is wrong. During installation,
yes, you fit the inner tube so it's pressed between the red liner and
the black rubber housing for the rim lock stem.
Can it be punctured?
It's rubber and pneumatic, so yes, it can be
punctured. But know that this is VERY RARE. The outer cover is 3mm thick
and the tube is 2.2mm thick, so it's thick & tough. In the last 4
years of testing we have only punctured ONE! Also if you do puncture
one you only have to replace the $35 inner tube.
WHAT'S IT COST?
$99.99 (with inner liner and install plate)--(714)
412-3270.
WHAT'S IT DO?
You may remember Nuetech’s unusual bent
handlebar end pieces. The MXA wrecking crew
wasn’t totally enamored with Nuetech’s
A.P.E. bar ends, but we absolutely love their
latest creation—the TUbliss tire system.
Tubeless motocross tires have been around for 20 years (on works bikes), but they have never seen the cash register side of a motorcycle shop. Why? Making a tubeless motocross tire was too complicated. It required a special rim (to keep the air lock tight), a rubber sealing bladder (to eliminate leakage around the spoke nipples) and messy sealant (to keep sidewall flex from burping air pressure). The problem areas were so numerous that most companies shelved the idea of tubeless motocross tires—except for Nuetech!
WHAT STANDS OUT?
(2) The concept. In the simplest terms, instead of trying to seal the rim to keep air in the tire, Nuetech sealed the gap between the two tire beads with a special rubber inner liner (which is a fancy way of saying bicycle tire). You read that right! By putting a one-off bicycle tire in the center of the rim and inflating it, the gap at the bottom of the tire is sealed, making the tire an airtight chamber (sans a tube). It turns the outer tire into the motocross equivalent of a bicycle’s tubular sew-up tire.
(3) Pluses. This is a great idea for three reasons: first, without a tube inside the tire, the Nuetech-equipped wheel is 1-1/2 pounds lighter than a stock wheel. Saving a pound and a half of rotating, unsprung weight is awesome, phenomenal and unbelievable. Second, even if you get a sidewall tear, you can ride the Nuetech TUbliss tire flat. We raced a full moto on a flat tire. Although the bike didn’t handle very well, we finished the moto with the tire on the rim. Third, without the weight and friction of the tube rubbing against the tire carcass, tire temperatures were greatly reduced (which means that tire pressure doesn’t increase as much during the course of a moto).
(4) Minuses. There aren’t any downsides on the track. Every test rider commented on how responsive the suspension and engine were with 1-1/2 pounds removed from the rear wheel. When you add the performance advantages to the lighter weight, run-flat capabilities and heat reduction, you have a product that should be on every race bike in America.
WHAT'S THE SQUAWK?
There is a learning curve to mounting the
TUbliss tire system, but it is easily mastered.
Over a three-month period, we ran three
sets of TUbliss tires and never had a problem.
~ Motocross Action Magazine // July 2007