Silca Tubes: 23 cm?
08-23-20, 12:47 PM
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Silca Tubes: 23 cm?
I took some hints from here about using Silca tubes, then searched for them. What I saw on Amazon was one that was for 700x24-30mm, and in the product description, it said it was ok for 23mm+, but before trusting Amazon, I want to see if this is ok for my 700x23 tires. Anyone tried it? It's only 1mm difference.
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08-23-20, 02:10 PM
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Here's what Silca has to say about it on their website:
"Optimized for tires measuring: 24-30MM (Tires marked 22-28mm when used on wide rims, or tires marked 24-30mm used on older narrow rims)"
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"Optimized for tires measuring: 24-30MM (Tires marked 22-28mm when used on wide rims, or tires marked 24-30mm used on older narrow rims)"
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By current standards that would be considered an "older narrow rim."
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Those should work fine together. I've been using Silca latex tubes for a few weeks and love 'em. I've used the same tubes with Continental Grand Prix Classic skinwalls (700x25 only) on Wolber Super Champion Alpine rims and Mavic sorta-aero rims, both about 622x14 inner width. No problems.
Really improved the ride on chipseal. Maybe a little quicker acceleration, hard to be sure since I tend to overload my road bike with water bottles in summer. But on a couple of 10 mile test rides without water bottles or patch kit, it felt more responsive on our many short, steep punchy climbs.
Really improved the ride on chipseal. Maybe a little quicker acceleration, hard to be sure since I tend to overload my road bike with water bottles in summer. But on a couple of 10 mile test rides without water bottles or patch kit, it felt more responsive on our many short, steep punchy climbs.
