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superslomotion on
I hope this works, my tool bag is almost empty now!
Vegetable-Buyer9059 on
I have two butyl tubes rolled up tight in a pretty small saddle bag. I had so much faff getting a tpu tube in when I first needed it, and I came back to it flat, I decided it wasn’t worth it.
Spend_Agitated on
This is probably the main reason I switched to TPU tubes. I’m not such a high level rider that I notice the reduced rolling resistance. From my perspective, TPUs work just as well as butyl, is much lighter, and fits so much more compactly in the ride bag — there is no reason not to switch, especially as the price premium is pretty marginal if you buy RideNow.
twiskerr on
There are some extra light butyl tubes around, I think mine are from Schwalbe. Those are significantly less bulky. However I still only take tpu’s as spares on rides because their portability can’t be beat.
bmagsjet on
Forgive my ignorance….can you patch tpu tubes the same?
mtcerio on
Which brand is it? I use RideNow and they are pink.
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I hope this works, my tool bag is almost empty now!
I have two butyl tubes rolled up tight in a pretty small saddle bag. I had so much faff getting a tpu tube in when I first needed it, and I came back to it flat, I decided it wasn’t worth it.
This is probably the main reason I switched to TPU tubes. I’m not such a high level rider that I notice the reduced rolling resistance. From my perspective, TPUs work just as well as butyl, is much lighter, and fits so much more compactly in the ride bag — there is no reason not to switch, especially as the price premium is pretty marginal if you buy RideNow.
There are some extra light butyl tubes around, I think mine are from Schwalbe. Those are significantly less bulky. However I still only take tpu’s as spares on rides because their portability can’t be beat.
Forgive my ignorance….can you patch tpu tubes the same?
Which brand is it? I use RideNow and they are pink.