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Old 03-13-15 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Gramercy
Are latex tubes really worth the price? I'm intrigued now that TKP mentioned them - they seem to have lots of negative comments online (fragile, expensive, etc).
Value is in the eye of the beholder. It's like asking "What's the best...".

I'm going back to latex tubes after a stint with light butyl, with the caveat that I primarily race on tubulars. These are for training and some racing, like when I have to fly to the venue. They do ride much nicer than butyl at a given pressure. They will compliment the wide wheels and tires nicely. FYI Ribble has Vittoria 25mm RVC latex tubes on sale for $8.66 each. I just bought a half dozen.

The main reason I switched was that I could not find latex tubes with long stems or RVC at the time, so I bought a case of butyl which lasted quite a while.
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