Favorite inner tube, butyl

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by prendrefeu

Could folks post, along with their preferred tube, whether it has a threaded valve or a smooth one?
Some of us may be interested in alternatives!
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by gravity

I'd prefer the smooth ones, but really, I get whatever my LBS stocks.

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by joec

are there any smooth ones these days? I only seem to be able to find them with a dirty great seam! which is where they WILL puncture and patching is then a PITA

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by whydobearsxplod

Do lyzene pumps that thread on work with these smooth valves?

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by 1415chris

Lezyne's pump heads thread on the core valve, so whether the valve is smooth or threaded it doesn't matter.

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joec wrote:are there any smooth ones these days? I only seem to be able to find them with a dirty great seam! which is where they WILL puncture and patching is then a PITA


Michelin's tubes have the smooth valve variety.
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Continental Race 700. had too many pinch flats with the Light or Supersonics...maybe because i suck at mounting tires. since i've been using the tire talc, i haven't had any issues since.
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L84AD8 wrote:Continental Race 700 Light, mine came in at 75g.
Paired with GP4000s, after 2300km still puncture free(luckily?) and surprisingly, improved ride feel noticeably!


I was less lucky with the Continental Supersonic inner tires, so I'm using the normal Continental race tubes at 105 gr. each. The Continental Supersonic inner tires only weigh 50 gr. so half of the normal ones ...
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by Poulidor

kode54 wrote:Continental Race 700. had too many pinch flats with the Light or Supersonics...maybe because i suck at mounting tires. since i've been using the tire talc, i haven't had any issues since.


Please excuse me if my suggestion is too basic but it took me some time to figure it out. Of course, I'm stupid.

Anyhow, when you're mounting a tire make sure that you keep the side that is already mounted and the part you're mounting in the middle of the rim. As the inside of the rim is concave you'll get that extra yield that will allow you to mount the rest of the tire more easily. Tires that I could hardly mount with levers, now I can mount with my fingers. I hope this helps.

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by DeLuz

RimClencher wrote:Panaracer R'Air
18-23C with 42 mm valve is 66 g
23-28C with 42 mm valve is 77 g


This ^^^

Light, durable, seamless, reasonable cost order from Ribble

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by Gearjunkie

My favourite compromise is Specialized Turbo 48mm valve.

Pluses are that they are relatively light (70g from memory), hold air well (much better at this than Supersonics), easy to install and come pre talced.

Downsides are availability (only from Specialized retailers and usually not online) and cost.

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by Rush

I run 28 mm tyres these days, so I use the Michelin A2 tube (smooth presta) which has a 40 mm long valve. It is sized for 25-32mm tyres.

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by MattD

Schwalbe Extra Light, or Michelin Aircomp Ultra Light

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by Multebear

The cheapest ones. I don't care about weight, threads or other stuff. As long as they are cheap.

Butyl tubes for training and latex tubes for racing.

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Why is price so important to you, how many do you buy per week?

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