23mm tube in a 25mm tire?

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faken
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by faken

Hi everyone.

I recently purchased a new set of 25mm tires, (Vittoria Open Corsa EVO CX), am I able to use my 23mm Michelin latex tubes with them, or is that a no go?

/kris

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MJB
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by MJB

A.

Yes.

I have done this with no ill effects apart from faster overnight deflation.

faken
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by faken

Awesome. Not gonna bother with buying new tubes then. :)

Marin
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by Marin

I'm running 65g 18-23mm R'Air tubes in 30mm Strada Biancas that come to 31mm on my rims...

RussellS
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by RussellS

Tubes can stretch a fair amount without any ill effects. A skinny road racing tube will fit up to 28mm with no problems. If you try to put a 23-25mm tube into a 35mm fat tire, then you can have problems.

Edu24h
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by Edu24h

I´ve never had a problem for using skinny tubes

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BikeAnon
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by BikeAnon

I've used 18-23mm in 35m tires with no problems at all. Shockingly.

They must get pretty thin, and certainly look funny when you remove them.

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