Same here; I decided to try tubeless for the new year, and now, with the better part of 2,000km on two different sets, I'm generally pleased with them. One set of Mavic Yksion Pro UST II (on Mavic Ksyrium Pro Carbon SL UST wheels using Mavic's sealant), and one set of Hutchinson Fusion 5 11 Storm 28/25 (on Fulcrum Speed 40 DB wheels using Orange Seal, per this forum's preferences). One thing I really like is that they hold air much better than latex and better than lightweight butyl tubes, too. I generally only have to top off a small amount once a week.MikeD wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 5:19 pmTubeless shouldn't leak faster than latex tubes. I find the leak rate is about the same as using butyl tubes. I say either you have a leak somewhere or your tires are porous.Mocs123 wrote:I'm not 100% sold on road tubeless either, and currently am running tubeless on one bike (with about 60 days on them) and latex tubes on the other. Both 25mm tires. I run 95/100psi in the tube tires and 80/85in the tubeless (79kg) and I can say the lower pressures in the tubeless are more comfortable. The tubeless setup does lose air faster than the latex tubes though - to the point that if I don't ride it for a week it's flat.
The Mavics were factory-mounted, but I mounted the Hutchinsons myself. They were not terribly difficult to install, likely helped by Fulcrum's sealed rim bed which negates the need for tape. An Airshot seated the bead easily and I injected the sealant through the valve stem (with the core removed, obviously). That being said, the tires were tough enough to install that I don't think I would want to try to install them while also having a bunch of sealant in the tire/rim bed at the same time.
Unfortunately, that sort of negates my interest to try out the new Silca sealant (unless it turns out that in actual use it is really heads and shoulders above, say, Orange Seal).