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can i use a 700x23 tube for a 700x32 tire?

Old 01-17-10, 02:04 PM
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can i use a 700x23 tube for a 700x32 tire?

well? will it work?
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It should. I've used my 700x23-25c tubes in 700x32 tires.

I wouldn't try using a 700x20-23c tube though.
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Yes, but depending on the tube, you may be stretching it pretty thin making it more likely to flat. Some 23 tubes are pretty small to start and it woud be a big stretch. Others are sized a bit larger, and would give you more of a fighting chance.
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I've used the same tube for a 700 x 23 and all the way up to a 700 x 38 and it worked fine.
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As others have said, works fine. Not optimal and I've only used it in a emergency, but it works. I think it stretches the rubber too thin and you're leaving yourself more likely to have a flat.
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Regular tube will work OK, ones marketed "thin" or "light" will do in a pinch but will flat much easier. Rubber stretches too thin.

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