Best latex tube - which one?
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I bought some Vred latex tubes 6 years ago. Turns out they were thick heavy ones... like 100g. I'm still using them on the TT bike.
IME latex patches more easily than butyl. I uses pieces of an old tube and Elmers rubber cement.
IME latex patches more easily than butyl. I uses pieces of an old tube and Elmers rubber cement.
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WMW wrote:I bought some Vred latex tubes 6 years ago. Turns out they were thick heavy ones... like 100g. I'm still using them on the TT bike.
IME latex patches more easily than butyl. I uses pieces of an old tube and Elmers rubber cement.
Are they creamy natural pigment or black? Were the Vred latex tubes natural pigement even six years ago? All of the ones I have bought are natural pigement and weighed no more than 50g each so I think you may have got ripped there. 100g sure ain't latex
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Good to know the Vredestein tubes work just fine in 24 or 25 mm tires. I'm using mine with 23s right now but would like to try some 25mms next time I need new tires.
Mine are the unpigmented ones, got them for about $10 each shipped from UK to U.S. Not stocked in my LBSs.
Mine are the unpigmented ones, got them for about $10 each shipped from UK to U.S. Not stocked in my LBSs.
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I have been running verds with veloflex tires for a few months now. I was running mich tubes for about a year. But i now prefer the verds. They are a few grams lighter. The mich tubes seem more susceptible to flats. My only complaint with the verds is that they do stretch out a bit and dont exactly fit when you go to re install them. I get a bunch of excess tube that has to be crammed into the tire. I did ride the rouge roubaix this year with some verds and gatorskin 25s. 104 miles of pavement and gravel.
I was switching my tyres as I have a long sportive coming up and had been puncturing quite a bit recently on my Vittoria tyres so changing to GP4000s. The Vredestein tubes had indentations on the rim side when I took them out. Is that normal for latex?
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With Conti making 50g rubber tubes, why would anyone be interested in Latex$$$?
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Not compelling enough but thanks for the reasoning. I have low enough rolling resistance using wider Zipp and Enve clinchers so I'll count my blessings.
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Hi,
Have you really thought this through?
Oh, I see, you're in the industry. I assume that's the same industry that's after everyone's money?
Enjoy as many flats as you can muster,
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carbonLORD wrote:With Conti making 50g rubber tubes, why would anyone be interested in Latex$$$?
Have you really thought this through?
Oh, I see, you're in the industry. I assume that's the same industry that's after everyone's money?
Enjoy as many flats as you can muster,
Ciao,
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carbonLORD wrote:Not compelling enough but thanks for the reasoning. I have low enough rolling resistance using wider Zipp and Enve clinchers so I'll count my blessings.
Rims don't lower rolling resistance...
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