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Panaracer Greenlite Tubes Tube
Product DescriptionAdapted soft urethane geared specifically for race day use.
User Reviews
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Yukon Cannonball Date Reviewed: April 7, 2013 Strengths: I used a pair of these for years, more than ten years ago. I got them used, they were 27" by 1, but I ran them on 700c x 23. Thousands and thousands of miles on them, they outlasted several sets of tires. Light, durable, watch out for rim tape being good, and hard to patch in the old days. I bet the modern glueless patches work better. I dont use them in Vallejo CA because of the prevalence of goat's head thorns, which will puncture them, they puncture just about anything except really thick tube or tires. They still hold air, but sometimes you have to change any old patch, and getting them off is a challenge. It will bulge into the spoke hole without a good rim strip, and remember the bulge.... I run cheap nashbar tubes these days. Weaknesses: See above Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Old Railroad grade, Paradise Drive Duration Product Used: years Purchased At: swap Similar Products Used: I tried Latex, but several times they were split, when I opened the box, they tear easily.... Bike Setup: Road. 
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Ed Taylor
a Racer
from Chatham,IL Date Reviewed: August 7, 2010 Strengths: Lite and super durable. Weaknesses: must be put in without twisting or crimping or it starts to crack at the crimp. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $16.00 Purchased At: internet-don't rmemb Similar Products Used: butyl tubes Bike Setup: hard tail old mountain set up
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João Esteves
a Cross Country Rider
from Lisbon - Portugal Date Reviewed: December 28, 2009 Strengths: Extremely lightweight - Good Quality Weaknesses: Expensive Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $15.00 Purchased At: Chain Reaction Similar Products Used: Michelin Latex Bike Setup: Hot-Chili Zymotic 
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92gli
a Weekend Warrior
from west chester, pa Date Reviewed: August 5, 2009 Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $16.00
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Thomas
a Cross Country Rider
from Old Lyme CT USA Date Reviewed: May 24, 2008 Strengths: really light.. you can notice it!! Loose air slower than latex. Weaknesses: still loose air slowly, But less than Latex Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Rocky Point Long Island NY Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $13.00 Purchased At: Cambria Bike Outfitter Similar Products Used: Butyls, Vittoria Poly Bike Setup: K2 Apache 5 with Mavic crossride wheels  
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John
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: July 27, 2005 Strengths: Super light weight and kool looking green compared to the rugular black butyl tubes. Weaknesses: Inflated to 50-66psi for almost 6 months with Panaracer Fire XC Pro 26"x2.1" tires. They don't retain air too well or for too long, as I had to re-adjust pressure every week. The tube material got very thin at the rim eyelets with Velox rim tape and caused two flats one week apart. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $10.00 Purchased At: Bike Nashbar (1998) Similar Products Used: Only butyl tubes - Cheng Shin, Kenda, Norco, IRC Torque, Bontrager SuperLight/Narrow, Maxxis FlyWeight/Narrow, Lambert Select SelfSealing. Bike Setup: 2001 Trek Fuel 90 Disk/stock - tires changed to slicks. 1996 GT Ricochet/stock - tires changed to slicks.
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David Fenn
a Cross Country Rider
from Birmingham, UK Date Reviewed: January 28, 2005 Strengths: Been running a pair for six years now in UK weather. They're fine. No probs, other than the obvious slow, gentle leakage you get from paper thin tubes. And I don't get a rash from 'em (allergic to rubber). Weaknesses: Readies. They cost me £11 each when I got 'em, way back. But that's what the UK market is like. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: No favourites Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $19.00 Purchased At: Don't remember Similar Products Used: None really, got these, never looked back. Bike Setup: XT/LX all over, Univega STEEL frame (yeah, remember when they made them?) M230/LX front w/DT, FIR231/XT rear w/DT. Goes like stink at 24lbs for a 19.5" rigid. Cost me next to nowt to build, as well.
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Bryan
a Cross Country Rider
from Incline Village, Nevada Date Reviewed: May 6, 2004 Strengths: Super light, run well at low pressure (for me), 100's of miles with no flats Weaknesses: Really can't repair, so they are expensive when they fail, leak air - you need to re-inflate every few days Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anything in Fruita, CO Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $15.00 Purchased At: Freewheel Cyclery Similar Products Used: Butyl tubes Bike Setup: '03 Titus Racer-X, Sram XO/9.0 drivetrain, XT everything else, Black fork
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Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from austin,tx Date Reviewed: June 28, 2002 Strengths: light weight Weaknesses: pinch flat easy with low pressure Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: emma long Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $13.00 Purchased At: lbs Similar Products Used: all others Bike Setup: mavic rims
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Andreas Klauser
a Cross Country Rider
from Feldafing Date Reviewed: May 28, 2002 Strengths: low weight, durability Weaknesses: latex specific slow leakage of air Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $10.00 Purchased At: hibike Similar Products Used: Conti Latex, Schwalbe Butyl Bike Setup: TREK 9900 OCLV, good plastic rubber band, 2.1 Ritchey Z-MAX and Z.E.D. each WCS/bluewall
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Shane Dosser
a Cross Country Rider
from Kingwood, TX. Date Reviewed: May 5, 2002 Strengths: Very light Weaknesses: None found yet Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $13.00 Purchased At: cambria Bike Setup: LiteSpeed Obed FS, XT, XTR, & Billet Proshift components
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Charlie Devine
a Cross Country Rider
from Oak Ridge TN U.S.A. Date Reviewed: March 18, 2002 Strengths: Very light looks cool (but you don't see it inside the tire) rides just like any other tube, even 400 gram LBS specials Weaknesses: Pump your tire every day. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Haw Ridge Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $12.00 Purchased At: Frankford Similar Products Used: Lightweight butyl rubber tubes. Bike Setup: Al hardtail. Marzocchi fork.
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Nick
from Tempe, AZ Date Reviewed: February 7, 2002 Strengths: Light, neat looking Weaknesses: Pinch flats Very easily- make sure you're running at least 40-45 PSI. When mine did pinch, it wasn't just two tiny snakebite holes- it was a big split in the tube that was nasty enough to make me wonder if I had torn my tire sidewall (I hadn't.) Glueless patches suck, and they're all you can use. Too expensive. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: So many Bike Setup: trials- used this tube in the front tire
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Jeremy
a Racer
from Ohio Date Reviewed: May 26, 2001 Strengths: Light, the lightest!!! Weaknesses: A bit on the pricy side of the tube spectrum. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ceasar Creek State Park Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $12.00 Purchased At: Wilmington Bicycle Company Similar Products Used: Schwinn Superlight tubes Bike Setup: Homegrown (XTR, SID, Sun rims)
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Rockohaulic
from CA Date Reviewed: February 21, 2001 Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
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