My 2007 heritage had tubes with spoked rims.I have a 2019 heritage 114. Markings on the side wall of the tire indicate they are tubeless tires, the rims are laced. I have been told they are tube type tires by several people, including a guy that says he works at a dealership. So my question is are they tubeless?
I have a 2019 heritage 114. Markings on the side wall of the tire indicate they are tubeless tires, the rims are laced. I have been told they are tube type tires by several people, including a guy that says he works at a dealership. So my question is are they tubeless?
I checked the valve stem and it is threaded all the way down to the rim with a locking nut at the rim and a rubber washer under it. It doesn’t look like a tube type valve stem. But I’m not sure. It doesn’t have a rubber bulb on it like tubeless car tires. I’m thinking it has a nut and rubber washer on the inside of the rim. The valve stem is very solid, doesn’t move around at all like a tube valve stem.The easiest way to tell if a tire is tube or tubeless is by the valve stem. Tubeless valve stems have a "bulb" where they seal the stem hole. Tube stems have a straight shoulder so they can be easily pulled in or out of the hole when changing.
I guess I could loosen the nut holding the valve stem to the rim and check to see if any air is escaping. If air is escaping that would indicate a tubeless tire, if it were a tube no air should escape.I checked the valve stem and it is threaded all the way down to the rim with a locking nut at the rim and a rubber washer under it. It doesn’t look like a tube type valve stem. But I’m not sure. It doesn’t have a rubber bulb on it like tubeless car tires. I’m thinking it has a nut and rubber washer on the inside of the rim. The valve stem is very solid, doesn’t move around at all like a tube valve stem.