Rescuing a stranded cyclist

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  • drlodge
    drlodge Posts: 4,826
    Slo Mo Jones wrote:
    How can one inner tube possibly give a better quality ride than another? The pressure is taken by the tyre carcass (and hence the tyre and tube's response to forces acting upon it are governed by the tyre carcass).

    Its thinner and more plyable.
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  • Slo Mo Jones
    Slo Mo Jones Posts: 272
    drlodge wrote:
    Slo Mo Jones wrote:
    How can one inner tube possibly give a better quality ride than another? The pressure is taken by the tyre carcass (and hence the tyre and tube's response to forces acting upon it are governed by the tyre carcass).

    Its thinner and more plyable.

    Certainly more useful in terms of making balloon animals out of them. It wouldn't improve ride quality though.
  • DiscoBoy
    DiscoBoy Posts: 905
    Slo Mo Jones wrote:
    drlodge wrote:
    Slo Mo Jones wrote:
    How can one inner tube possibly give a better quality ride than another? The pressure is taken by the tyre carcass (and hence the tyre and tube's response to forces acting upon it are governed by the tyre carcass).

    Its thinner and more plyable.

    Certainly more useful in terms of making balloon animals out of them. It wouldn't improve ride quality though.

    :roll: I take it you have never tried latex inner tubes then?
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