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Old 07-26-22, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by squirtdad
to add to the fun, regular or extra light tubes?
I almost always buy extra light butyl tubes because they are barely any more money and provide a significant grams/$ bonus compared to just about any other weight weenie upgrade. I've not noticed any increase in flats, which seems logical since anything sharp that makes it through the tire is almost certainly going to puncture any kind of tube. For a while, way back when, I tried latex tubes but those are just a PITA.
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