Latex tube?
Moderator: robbosmans
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I use mostly Vittoria and Vredestein latex tubes in my Veloflex. The Vittoria are much thicker than the Vredestein. Both work fine. Same tubes in my Vittoria tires. I use however only Vittoria latex tubes in my winter wheelset with Conti 4 seasons tires.
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I attach a lab test done some time ago by the french magazine "le Cycle". Long story short, you have around 2x2W gains with latex over Butyl and surprisingly some pinch-resistance improvement.
I had to cut the picture to have them loaded but in short:
- power consumption for 30kmph
- puncture resistance: putting a needle into a tire-tube
- impact: dropping a tire-tube on an edge
- pressure loss: after a week (not any useful info...)
I had to cut the picture to have them loaded but in short:
- power consumption for 30kmph
- puncture resistance: putting a needle into a tire-tube
- impact: dropping a tire-tube on an edge
- pressure loss: after a week (not any useful info...)