The near absence of feedback leads me to suspect not very many have used these tires or, perhaps, the tale has already been told in this thread.


I was reading up on latex tubes last night. I remember pumping my tubulars before every ride using my Silca frame pump. That was bad but not intolerable. The rapid destruction of the latex with possible failure of the latex did "scare" me a bit. They aren't inexpensive, either. All told, I was put off. Are they still worth a try despite all that?

Conti Supersonic butyl rubber tubes are only 50 g each and are reasonably priced. Tubolitos are light but super-expensive ($40/tube).

Does anyone have experience with both the Challenge and the Rene Herse? Are there any awesome alternatives to these two?