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Location: Sin City, Nevada
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Bikes: Catrike 700, Greenspeed GTO trike, , Linear LWB recumbent, Haluzak Horizon SWB recumbent, Balance 450 MTB, Cannondale SM800 Beast of the East
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It is a heck of a lot easier to get the tube in the tire and the tire back on the rim if the tube is the right size or slightly smaller. For example I use 700C X 23 for the rear wheel on my trike. I've purchased two different brand tubes in the past. One is marked 700C X 19-23 and the other 700C X 23-25. Both are the "correct" tube for my tire but the smaller one is quite a bit easier to install. It wouldn't seem like much difference but it is. In the future I will only order 700C X 19-23.