inner tubes ?

mattyboy199
mattyboy199 Posts: 627
edited June 2011 in MTB buying advice
how much weight can i save here ? currently running standard conti's. Is there a lighter option worth considering also self sealing ? will that add weight ?

thanks

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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    A little bit.
    Probably.
    Yes.
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  • getonyourbike
    getonyourbike Posts: 2,648
    Schwalbe tubes are pretty light and seem really good. Easy weight saving on tubes
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    You know what I haven't seen in ages, latex innertubes. They were great, dramatically more puncture resistant than butul, and incredibly light.
  • getonyourbike
    getonyourbike Posts: 2,648
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    You know what I haven't seen in ages, latex innertubes. They were great, dramatically more puncture resistant than butul, and incredibly light.
    but they leak air
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    getonyourbike wrote:
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    You know what I haven't seen in ages, latex innertubes. They were great, dramatically more puncture resistant than butul, and incredibly light.
    but they leak air
    Very very slowly, yeah. Top the pressure up once every couple of months, and they were fine.
  • getonyourbike
    getonyourbike Posts: 2,648
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    getonyourbike wrote:
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    You know what I haven't seen in ages, latex innertubes. They were great, dramatically more puncture resistant than butul, and incredibly light.
    but they leak air
    Very very slowly, yeah. Top the pressure up once every couple of months, and they were fine.
    well, every ride really
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Erm, not quite, no. I think what you had, was a punctured tube :?
  • getonyourbike
    getonyourbike Posts: 2,648
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    Erm, not quite, no. I think what you had, was a punctured tube :?
    no, if you have a look at reviews for latex tubes, most say you need to pump them up before every ride.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    getonyourbike wrote:
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    Erm, not quite, no. I think what you had, was a punctured tube :?
    no, if you have a look at reviews for latex tubes, most say you need to pump them up before every ride.
    Have you ever tried them? Because in ooooh, 8 years say, of using them, I never had that problem.
  • getonyourbike
    getonyourbike Posts: 2,648
    edited June 2011
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    getonyourbike wrote:
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    Erm, not quite, no. I think what you had, was a punctured tube :?
    no, if you have a look at reviews for latex tubes, most say you need to pump them up before every ride.
    Have you ever tried them? Because in ooooh, 8 years say, of using them, I never had that problem.
    yes, I've never used them but I'm only going on other people's experiences here. You might have had a different brand that holds air better, I don't know. I'm going off the reviews for the michelin ones.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    getonyourbike wrote:
    yes, I've never used them but I'm only going on other people's experiences here. I might have had a different brand that holds air better, I don't know. I'm going off the reviews for the michelin ones.
    That makes no sense at all. Have you used them, or have you not used them?

    By the way, CRC reviews are best given a wide berth. They generally make even Pinkbike look like a MENSA convention.
  • getonyourbike
    getonyourbike Posts: 2,648
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    getonyourbike wrote:
    yes, I've never used them but I'm only going on other people's experiences here. I might have had a different brand that holds air better, I don't know. I'm going off the reviews for the michelin ones.
    That makes no sense at all. Have you used them, or have you not used them?

    By the way, CRC reviews are best given a wide berth. They generally make even Pinkbike look like a MENSA convention.
    whoops, I meant to say you instead of I, sheepstwat. I wasn't looknig on CRC but hey. They are a weird bunch on pinkbike though
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    STILL making no sense. Go take your medication.
  • getonyourbike
    getonyourbike Posts: 2,648
    Oh well, I might have to take that medication again then. At least it's orange flavour :lol:
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    The Scwalbe XXlights are good- not too skinny, not too light, not too expensive either and they take patches like normal tyres. Only downside is that if you flat in a rocky section, you'll end up knocking more holes in it before you stop, they'll still pinchflat even once the air's out of them. But they don't seem any more puncturable than regular tubes.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    All tubes pinch flat when there's no air in them.
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Spesh tubes, worst I have used, valves are bloody awful.
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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    All tubes pinch flat when there's no air in them.

    Yeah, but these really do it a lot... I put about 5 sets of holes in one from a single puncture, never had anything like that happen with a regular tube.
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  • nozzac
    nozzac Posts: 408
    Northwind wrote:
    The Scwalbe XXlights are good- not too skinny, not too light, not too expensive either.

    They seem to be about £10 per tube on most sites. That seems pretty expensive for a tube to me. Or are you getting them cheaper?
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    £7.50 from dotbike. Though that does give you the stupidly long stem.
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  • sofaboy73
    sofaboy73 Posts: 574
    maxxis ultra light tubes work well for me. noticeably lighter at 125 grams than the standard contis I used to use. thought they may be a bit thin at only 0.6mm and would be puncture prone, but i have no problems with them ridding hard in the Peak district for the past couple of years
  • jamienorton
    jamienorton Posts: 182
    i use specialized ones, £2.50 from evans. Seem aright to me. Is it really worth worrying about innertube weight, probs save more just going commando.
  • ftwizard
    ftwizard Posts: 253
    Continental MTB 26 tubes weigh 190grm, the Supersonic version comes in at 85grm. That's a pretty good weight saving for a couple of quid more.
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