tyre -inner tube compatability

worcswhite
worcswhite Posts: 11
edited April 2008 in Workshop
stupid question but i have some schwalbe stelvio 23-622 tyres and the chap at the local cycle club who recently gave my bike a service gave me some continental inner tubes sized 25-622 when i asked for some spares, are these alright to use in the 23 -622 tyres

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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Should be fine, might make tyres slightly harder to fit - but probably not.
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  • trekvet
    trekvet Posts: 223
    reddragon would say that! Look at all the stripes on his jersey. He propably wants to keep it that way, and one way to be sure is get everyone else to ride heayweight gear. This is what he`s doing with you :wink:
    The 25`s are for 25 tyres and as yours are 23 you need 23 or 18-25, not heavyweight 25`s. i`d take them back, then go elsewhere (even evanscycles.com or ribblecycles.co.uk) and get some lightweight tubes your size. I use Continental Supersonic and have no trouble with them apart from pumping them up every week. Don`t forget to buy 2 spares and some glueless patches :D
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  • aracer
    aracer Posts: 1,649
    TrekVet wrote:
    Don`t forget to buy 2 spares and some glueless patches :D
    Indeed - because you'll be needing them if you run Supersonic tubes. Given that he didn't ask whether they'd help him win his next race, just whether they'd work, I'm not really sure of the point of your post (and it is slightly bizarre to suggest he's been poorly advised and then send him to Evans instead!)
  • Zendog1
    Zendog1 Posts: 816
    Inner tubes fit a range of tires. My guess would be that you have Conti 18 - 25 mm and they are the right one's for 23mm's -check on the box.
  • Stuck on a Giant
    Stuck on a Giant Posts: 256
    And stay away from Conti Supersonic tubes unless light weight is really really important, or you like practising fixing punctures - they're about the same thickness as a condom!
  • blorg
    blorg Posts: 1,169
    Are 50g tubes really that much worse? I was under the impression that the tyre was the overwhelming influence on punctures. Does the tube actually matter?
  • worcswhite
    worcswhite Posts: 11
    cheers zendog1 they are actually 18-25 so i guess he has given me the right ones!! just a tad confusing when tyres are 23's

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