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Old 09-26-16 | 08:41 AM
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bulldog1935
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From: downtown Bulverde, Texas

Bikes: '74 Raleigh International utility; '98 Moser Forma road; '92 Viner Pro CX upright

I've gone the other way and run latex tubes in all my bikes - with one exception - my daughter's upright with 42mm Soma SV has Schwalbe ultralight because I don't want to pump it every week.

My 38mm Compass tire planted a thumbtack - heard it as a 1xR click. I stopped immediately and expected to hear a whoosh when I pulled it out.
But the tube did not puncture - it stretched around the tack - that was 4000 mi ago. It's also a patched latex tube that was previously on another bike.

When I was running 27x1-1/8" with Challenge CX latex tube, I had one flat. That was where a yucca blade cut a slit in the tread and the latex balooned out and popped.
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