This was the sort of puncture that demands you remove the tubeless tyre and put an inner tube in — the mess would have been visible from space

CW's columnist is a convert to fat tyres and tubeless set ups — less so his friend Bernard

Tubes v tubeless is the new Campag v Shimano debate
Tubes v tubeless is the new Campag v Shimano debate
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I enjoy trolling my friend Bernard on the subject of tyre widths. Some people will tell you that I ought really to say tyre “height”, but these are the same people who tell you that you should slacken off all the bolts on your “summer” bike when you put it away for the winter, and they can be safely ignored. My friend Bernard is, of course, such a person.

Dr Hutch profile
Dr Hutch

Michael Hutchinson is a writer, journalist and former professional cyclist. As a rider he won multiple national titles in both Britain and Ireland and competed at the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games. He was a three-time Brompton folding-bike World Champion, and once hit 73 mph riding down a hill in Wales. His Dr Hutch columns appears in every issue of Cycling Weekly magazine

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