tubed type or tubeless

[MauritsWoudenberg]

Hello All,

I'm new to the forum.
My name is Maurits and I'm from Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Coming spring I'll depart from my home to Nepal by bike. It will take me 3-4 months of riding, with quite some off-roading as well.

I wanted to go on my old BMW 1150 GSA, but I found it too heavy. So a couple of days ago I bought myself a 2009 XT660Z. It's an amazing machine and I couldn't be happier!
The tyres are pretty warn though, so I was looking into some new rubber. On the BMW I have Mitas E07 which I really like, so I wanted to get the same for the Tenere. But I'm a bit puzzled... The manual says it takes tubed type tyres, but at the moment it has a tubeless tyre installed in the back. Also I couldn't find the tubed type version of the E07 in the rear measurements 130/80/17.

Am I missing or not understanding something here?

Thanks!

[charliext1vj]

Hi assuming you have the spoked wheels - you can fit a tubeless tyre but you still need to fit a tube in it! You can convert a spoked wheel to fit tubeless but personally even if successfully done I would carry one tube in case of leaks near the nipples - hope this helps

[jibber]

I think I remember reading that the standard rims can be hard work when changing tyres, breaking and seating the bead

[MauritsWoudenberg]

yes that helps, thanks!

So the fact that I can't find the Mitas E07 as tubeless type probably means it just doesn't exist right? Is it safe to assume that all the people who do use this tyre on their tenere have a tubeless type tyre installed with a tube inside?

I also read that people are having trouble getting it on and off. Maybe I should just go for the Heidenau K60's instead...

[charliext1vj]

Am I loosing it?

The Mitas is tubeless tyre ---therefore if you want to fit it on a tubed rim you fit a tube.

[jibber]

Thats about it, but, ive always found tubed type tyres easier to change.