Throw Me a Link: Benefits of Latex Tube
10-16-12, 06:01 PM
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Throw Me a Link: Benefits of Latex Tube
ive heard all the benefits and am interested.
i know they are relatively small, but then again, this is a road cycling forum. small is big.
realized ive never seen any evidence to support the claims. who has some good links?
*anecdotal evidence has no place in this thread....(waits for THAT guy)
i know they are relatively small, but then again, this is a road cycling forum. small is big.
realized ive never seen any evidence to support the claims. who has some good links?
*anecdotal evidence has no place in this thread....(waits for THAT guy)
10-16-12, 07:32 PM
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one interesting thing happened yesterday, I ran over a rock, heard a "pop", and my rear tire slowly started going flat. Thing is, it never totally lost all the air. It had enough that I could limp home on a "half flat" tire. Don't understand it, never has happened before, but it was pretty cool.
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they are more supple and ride a little smoother. I can't tell a difference, honestly, though I can feel ride quality and handling differences between different tires.
they lose air a lot faster than butyl tubes and they cost more. those are two undisputable differences.
they lose air a lot faster than butyl tubes and they cost more. those are two undisputable differences.
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There is a chart somewhere that compares the rolling resistance of many different tires with butyl and with latex tubes. I can't find it. Maybe someone else can find it.
From memory, I think when the tires were used with latex tubes, they showed slightly less rolling resistance.
From memory, I think when the tires were used with latex tubes, they showed slightly less rolling resistance.
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I have heard they also take a bit more to puncture. But I have yet to hear anything conclusive on that front.
10-17-12, 08:58 AM
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Anyway we could respect the OP's original intentions? I've got other things to do besides PM folks with warnings and/or infractions.
thanks
XO
thanks
XO
10-17-12, 09:58 AM
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Edit: oops. I forgot that the Bike Tech Review test had a latex vs butyl test (page 4). The link is in Greg's post below
Last edited by 531Aussie; 10-17-12 at 10:44 AM. Reason: to rewrite history :-)
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Al Morrison's reasonably comprehensive rolling resistance tests:
https://www.biketechreview.com/tires_...sting_rev9.pdf
https://www.biketechreview.com/tires_...sting_rev9.pdf
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