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Description:Ultralight MTB Racing Tube
Mountain bike specific racing tube.
Ultralight at 144 grams!
Sizes: 26"x1.6/2.2" with standard valve & presta valve (US only).
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Submitted by
jonowee
a Weekend Warrior
from Perth, WA, Australia
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | AUD$14.95 at Xtreme Cycles Perth | | Strengths: | [Review for Michelin AirPlus tubes.]
- Higher overall puncture resistance than butyl tubes.
- 1.2mm wall thickness has been very useful to me.
- Neat green colour and blue valve cap (who cares...) | | Weaknesses: | - Weight, I aren't no weight weenie. For god-sake it's 215g not much heavier.
- Double the price of $8 butyl tubes, but eventhough $2 dearer than Michelin AirStop, these are well worth the extra cost. | | Similar Products Used: | - Butyl tubes from IRC, Cheng Shin, Michelin & Tioga. | | Bike Setup: | - XC hardtail, ok the parts don't say XC more recreational MTB. I ride downhills like a man (kid) possessed not full on DH because my wheels are p!ss weak and I only got V-brakes. | | Bottom Line: | Cost:
- Twice that of normal butyl.
- Only AUD$2 more than AirStop tubes.
Is it worth the extra cost?... Absolutely!
Today I ran these babies at 25psi (remember it's a hardtail with weak wheels) at a XC race, hit jumps and loose rocks no flat at all. There's this jump (off the racing line)on this combo DH/XC track where it's there's a roll over allowing easy speeding up and I got a few 1m airs running 3-5m from lift off then run into a moderate loose rock garden and still these tubes didn't pinch-flat.
I install one AirPlus on the rear wheel at the start of this year(it's still there!), the front still had the punctures now and then.
Then 2/3 months ago got sick of getting flats on the front, install AirPlus's on the front.
With a variety of pressures, haven't had a flat in that time and I haven't even got a spare tube (I'll get one soon just in case).
These I can describe as a budget tubeless 'conversion'. Sure it's heavier than a NoTubes conversion, but I ran 25psi on rocky terrain with nice jumps on Tubes! No tubeless it's amazing.
If you ride agressive XC, this will very useful if you don't run a tubeless system or need an emergency spare tube. Clydesdale I don't know, I'm a skinny b@stard. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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