Agree, riding in general is dangerous...hell you walk out of your house or driving to work or home its just as dangerous.
You can't actually believe that do you?
As my flying instructor would say, that is poor risk management. Certainly there are risks related to any activity, even sleeping. But, one of the keys to survival is identifying the potential risks and minimize their impact on the activity.
Jumping off a roof is survivable. Jumping off ANY roof is not! Sleeping is generally low risk, unless you do it on the freeway, or behind the wheel/controls of a vehicle.
Anyway, back to topic...
Tubeless tires were lauded as reducing blowout occurrences, which ARE more common with tube type tires. But that is only true if using the entire tire system. Not just the tire itself. The system INCLUDES the rim design.
When the tubeless tire loses it's seal to the rim, you get the equivalent of a blowout!
Next I expect we'll have a thread about using baby oil during engine break in since we want to baby the engine during break in.
BTW, most tire shops in California will not plug a tubeless tire, regardless of the customer funds level, though they know how and it works most of the time. It's a matter of liability and what the insurance company says they'll accept. Most will patch a tubeless tire, based on the recommendations of the tire manufacturer. It's not hard to believe Z rated tires shouldn't be patched, as any puncture that weakens the carcass fibers can lead to catastrophic failure at high speed.
