Mountain Biking - Lightweight tubes

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Chi
03-30-04, 06:21 PM
Are there any drawbacks to using these tubes?

NZLcyclist
03-30-04, 06:26 PM
I was about to start ranting on then realised this is in the MTB section.... I know that some tubing has a rider weight limit.

Brendon
Jim311
03-30-04, 07:30 PM
Mine are as light as air.


:D

Chi
03-30-04, 07:59 PM
damn tubeless people ...... haha

Anyway, reason I'm asking is that Performance is having a sale on em so I thought I'd pick up a few since I'm TOTALLY out of tubes ...
jae33w
03-30-04, 08:11 PM
Yep, drawback is that your bike ain't as heavy. Good thing is you get more practice fixing flats in thorny conditions.
Jim311
03-30-04, 08:12 PM
I never had any problems with the lightweight tubes personally. But just keep in mind they are thinner and obviously most susceptible to damage because of that. I had some Vitoria lightweight tubes that were pretty nice, albeit expensive.
a2psyklnut
03-31-04, 09:49 AM
If you get the latex ones, they are difficult to patch. They are very thin, so are more susceptable to thorns and general debris/damage.

Due to latex being more porous, they don't hold air as well in higher temps, so you have to pump up your tires before every ride.

They cost 2 or 3 times as much!

L8R
Chi
03-31-04, 02:12 PM
Performance has some butyl tubes on sale for $3 each. I thought that was a good price ...