Re: Re: Why are wires such a pain?

[Roland Dudley <cobra@hpcdcsn.cdc.hp.com>]

> Yes, I've seen companies that make wire wheels advertising for tubeless tyres,
> but I don't know what they use to seal them. It looks like silicone but I 
>don't
> think I'd trust anything short of bronze for a homebrew job.

I assume you mean brazing?  No doubt this would result in a nice air
tight seal but would make spoke replacement and adjusting a bitch.  

Actually tubes do have one advantage over tubeless.  They don't leak.
Good tubeless tires may not leak much but still do some.