Michelin XAS FF

PostPost by: seniorchristo » Mon May 08, 2023 12:00 am

Coker lists these as tubeless tires and yet research from the forum says 13D tubes are required. Is this correct? If so, why? Coker lists a TR13 tube. Would this be an equivalent to the 13D.
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https://www.cokertire.com/tires/micheli ... 5hr13.html

https://www.cokertire.com/tires/er12-13 ... -tube.html
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PostPost by: mbell » Mon May 08, 2023 1:39 am

Can't help with the questions but have you priced them up at longstones?

They will have the right tubes and expect they'll have a better price.
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PostPost by: Stevie-Heathie » Mon May 08, 2023 9:31 am

Hi there. I fitted these two years ago and yes they need tubes. Interestingly there is a safety recall in the US but not in Europe.
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PostPost by: 661 » Mon May 08, 2023 12:34 pm

Depends on the wheels you are using.
I have them on 5 spoke revolutions without tubes
I believe the original steel wheels don't have the required safety ridge and require tubes, but happy to be corrected.
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PostPost by: StressCraxx » Tue May 09, 2023 2:31 pm

Stevie-Heathie wrote:Hi there. I fitted these two years ago and yes they need tubes. Interestingly there is a safety recall in the US but not in Europe.
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You are correct about the US recall. Only issue is the tires are missing the US “DOT” mark on the sidewall and had not been tested to the DOT standards. So Michelin is performing the test and manufacturing new tires with the required marking. There have been no defects or failures reported.
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PostPost by: 661 » Tue May 09, 2023 6:46 pm

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PostPost by: Stevie-Heathie » Wed May 10, 2023 11:34 am

Phew thank you stress cracks
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