Originally Posted by masi61

mstateglfr - I was believing your assessment of latex tubes through the lighter and faster part (compared to butyl) but tend to disagree that they puncture easier. I would say they are challenging to not puncture them due to mechanical errors of installation but once they are safely mounted on the rims they are no more puncture prone than butyl, probably less puncture prone actually. Problem now is that the operator has to take responsibility for being very consistent and proper about checking tire pressures and inflating the tires to pressure before every single ride.

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I for one look forward to your review of the GravelKing 700x40 slicks. How much you paid, what rims you mounted them on, what type of rim tape you are using, what type of pump you are using - all of it would be helpful to know for your review. Just curious : if your bike is being converted from 27" to 700c, are your brake calipers adjustable to have the range where your brake pads will be spot on with the rim sidewalls or are you running a disc frame?