tyres and tubes......

castlelad
castlelad Posts: 414
edited October 2011 in MTB general
I've changed tyres at the back from a 2.1 kenda kadre to a 2.2 conti rubber queen......for some reason it feels very squidgy , almost as if the tubes are too small for the tyre... would changing the tube to a bigger size make any difference? or am i just being a wee bit thick?
http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii315/thevalefan/

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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    It's not your tubes... All that happens when you fit a small tube into a big tyre is they get stretched a bit more, can sometimes make them easier to puncture.

    Rubber queens have very flexy sidewalls, never met a Kadre though so don't know if that's what's happening there.
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  • castlelad
    castlelad Posts: 414
    Cheers........think i might just try swapping tubes for tryings sake,cant hurt.........The kadres came as standard.... very shite on my fs but work for me on my ht......
    http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii315/thevalefan/
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Tubes make no difference. Try experimenting with pressures, or as Northwind said, probably just going from a hard to flexible tyre.
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  • kenan
    kenan Posts: 952
    The rubber queen also comes up large for a 2.2

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