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Old 07-26-11 | 04:10 PM
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Bikes: 1986 Alan Record Carbonio, 1985 Vitus Plus Carbone 7, 1984 Peugeot PSV, 1972 Line Seeker, 1986(est.) Medici Aerodynamic (Project), 1985(est.) Peugeot PY10FC

If it is transluscent and yellowish in color, It's most likely a latex tube. People buy them because they were quite a bit lighter than regular butyl rubber tubes. I've used them before when Speciaized sold them in the 80's and 90's. I did not find them any more fragile than regular tubes and were just as easy to patch when punctured. Only difference I noticed was they do not hold air as long as butyl tubes as they are more porous, so you have to pump them before every ride for sure.
They are still available out there (From Michelin), but are sometimes hard to find as lighter butyl tubes are now being made that get closer to the weight of latex tubes, so not many bother with them (because of higher cost) anymore. I quit looking for them too as just I use Vitorrias lightest tubes (55g) that seem comparable.

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