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What exactly are tubeless tires? Does that mean if they have a slow leak they can't be patched? Thanks!

 
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Tubeless tires? To my knowledge, every tire sold today is a tubeless tire. The only time I have ever heard of tubes in automobile tires was many years ago. I believe tubes were used when there was a punture in the tire a shop would just put a tube inside of the tire similiar to a bicycle tire. I don't think they use them anymore. But yes tubeless tires can be patched provided that it is a fairly small puncture and that the puncture is not on the sidewall.

 
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Tubeless - A tire construction which uses a rubber innerliner inside the casing to prevent air leakage and eliminate the need for an inner-tube.


I wouldn't reccomend a patch, sure its a "quick-fix" but not <font color=white style="background-color: 3E3E3E;">permenant</font ft>[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]

 
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tubless means that the tire seals against the rim making an air tight seal. The bead of the rim holds the tire to the wheel.

A tire with a tube would wiegh more and be harder to balance.