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I've got tubeless tires on my e-scooter(s), and it's nice. But I'm not ready to invest in new wheels, new tires, etc. considering I've been perfectly happy with my tube/tires for many thousands of KM.
Not to say that tubeless isn't in my future, eventually. I'm just not ready to go there any time soon ๐
Oh, yeah if you'd need new wheels then it's probably not worth it. I just got a new bike a few months ago (Cannondale Habit 4), and it came tubeless ready, so I had the shop set me up tubeless. It's pretty rad because I can lower the tire pressure pretty low for slippery stuff and not worry about pinching a tube. It's also a little lighter, although that doesn't matter much considering what a FS mountain bike weighs these days. Welp, good luck avoiding flats in the future! I still say that looks like it might be a tube defect. If you have the time then it might be worth taking it back to where you bought it and asking for a replacement.