Weighed My Inner Tube Collection. Up to 47g Difference
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I was tidying the bike corner of the garage & found various inner tubes.
I bought them when they were on special and paid about $5:00 (NZ$).
The Difference in weight is as much as 47 grams which can mean a significant weight saving per dollar.
Rubena light, 80mm valve, 82.1g
Schwalbe light SV20, 60mm valve, 84.4g
CST, 48mm valve, 100.1g
Continental Race 28, 60mm valve, 104.8g
Vee Rubber, 60mm valve, 129.5g
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I bought them when they were on special and paid about $5:00 (NZ$).
The Difference in weight is as much as 47 grams which can mean a significant weight saving per dollar.
Rubena light, 80mm valve, 82.1g
Schwalbe light SV20, 60mm valve, 84.4g
CST, 48mm valve, 100.1g
Continental Race 28, 60mm valve, 104.8g
Vee Rubber, 60mm valve, 129.5g
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In my experience, no.
Lighter tubes are easier to damage during mounting though.
Lighter tubes are easier to damage during mounting though.
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squid046 wrote:Does the reduction in weight increase the risk of a flat? I'm guessing it must.
In my experience if you pick up a thorn, metal shard or piece of glass it will just take a few extra kms to puncture vs a thinner tube. I would have thought that a thicker tube would slightly reduce the risk of pinch-flatting.
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