Originally Posted by
LeeG
when I was young and light I used light tubes, latex tubes and checked the tires every day before a ride and accepted that some butyl tubes lost 5lbs in a day. Now the difference between a 105gram tube and a 150gram tube or 150gram tube and 190gram tube doesn't have a practical difference given the spare 50lbs of fat on my body.
I think the opposite is true, except for the don't care part. Older tourist should get better gear to make up for the clogged arteries, and broken bits and pieces. Except that we have lost any illusions we need high performance gear because we are so dang hot. Lighter tubes and tires are one of the great freebies.
I wonder whether filling the tubes with some fancy gas would reduce or eliminate most of the repumping, until the tire flats, of course.