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I have a pair of these tubes - one has a pair of holes and both patched fine, but I went back to latex.
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The red oval patches. I had to go and check though since it took them off my bike last year - only to find that the tube in question with the 2 patches has a note attached where I wrote "mystery leak" - which is probably why I stopped using them. I will get it pumped up and into a bowl of water to try and sort it out and get back to everyone.
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Don't use warm / hot water... they deform.... happened to my friend....
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The bigger the tires, the more incentive to pack them. A conventional 3" tire tube is ridiculously big and heavy. |
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I have seen a review about a year ago that complained of a lump where the tube is joined. Basically, the material expands easily, but where the tube is joined there is an overlap that makes that area twice as thick, and less willing to expand, creating a low spot in the tire. I have not been able to confirm this with any users, so curious as to whether this was a one-off or perhaps just early product issues.
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Some latex inner tubes have been made with seams, but the latest Vittoria and Michelin inner tubes don't have seams.
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I can't find the forum (or the topic) I read about these but it seemed many people were incredibly unhappy with the tubolito tubes. They said over time they failed without being punctured. If I can find it I'll post a link.
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There's quite a few YouTube videos on this. They seemed to be failing where the valve stem connects to the tube.
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Some rolling resistance data on the tubolito tubes...
https://www.aero-coach.co.uk/inner-t...ing-resistance |
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Psa
It’s kinda a hijack of the thread but EBay has these for what appears to be a good price
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F202746054902 |
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