I've done ~1800 miles on the Schwalbe S-One on the rear of my Dirty Disco (that's the bike
). The riding has been a mix of utility pootling, commuting, faster rides and there has been a lot of off-road on trails and the like.
The positives have been that the tyre rides superbly at 60-70psi (I'm ~70kg), grips very well and rolls freely. It also appears to be wearing well (ie minimally).
Downsides ? Riding back to MCR from Chester recently the tyre kept going flat for no apparent reason. Pump and ride tactics got me home since ICn'tBA trying to deal with the problem on the ride and, truth be told, I was a little apprehensive about "dealing" with the problem in case I couldn't get the tyre back on.
At home there was no sign of where the air was leaking out when I put the wheel and tyre in water but it would lose most of the pressure overnight. I took the tyre off and saw that the sealant had dried up. After scraping the old stuff out (Schwalbe's recommended Doc Blue), I replaced it with Fenwicks sealant since that's what I had and the tyre inflated relatively easily
after I'd seated the beads with a tube.
Happy days; great riding again and very little pressure loss, not noticeably different to a tubed tyre.
Yesterday I got another slow puncture. There was some pump and ride as well as use of CO
2 cartridges so that we could finish the ride. At the pub stop just before we got home, I noticed that there was a hole in the tyre and that's where the air was coming out. It was disappointing that the sealant hadn't plugged it since the hole wasn't that big.
Back home I inserted an "anchovy" from the Genuine Innovations tubeless repair kit:- (
http://www.genuineinnovations.com/us/products/tools-accessories/tubeless-repair-kit.php)
and pumped the tyre up. It held pressure overnight and I test rode it this afternoon. I also topped up the sealant.
It seems to have worked although I'm not sure what state the previous sealant is in.
I'm not yet fully convinced by road tubeless but I'm going to persevere but I'm always going to have a tube or two with me for roadside repairs.. My "experiences" have taught me that getting the tyre on and off isn't a problem and, it seems, that the repair kit works brilliantly.
FWIW, I got the kit on the basis of a review on roadcc:-
http://road.cc/content/review/183575-genuine-innovations-tubeless-tire-repair-kitForcing the "anchovy" through the tyre takes a little courage and some effort but it seems to work well and it's much quicker than taking a tyre off to replace a tube.
I'm going on tour next week so that bike will be carrying luggage. I hope everything works out. I'm sure it will. If not, I'll have an old tyre with me as back-up.