Thread: Schwalbe's and thornless inner tubes -- A little overkill?
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Old 09-11-10 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ecrider
Stepfam, I bet you're estimating for a mountain bike. These are 32s and they weigh in at 15 ounces as opposed to my regular inner tubes, which are about 5 ounces.
It wasn't a road tube but 15 ozs for a tube still seems a lot. Put that along with a tyre that weighs appreciably more than say a Folding tyre and you will feel it .
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