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Interesting tube from Schwalbe
Can not be used with rim brakes. This might be the a great back-up tube for those of us that ride tubeless, much less weight!
http://www.schwalbe.com/en/schwalbe-evotube.html Review on pinkbike http://www.pinkbike.com/news/schwalb...view-2016.html |
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Definitely interesting.
But 20 euros! Wonder how the durability compares against latex and butyl, particularly tear and abrasion resistance. |
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Will totally use this as a back-up tube on my tubeless mountain bike, and that's where I see the real market for this. Are any racers really still running tubes? Genuine question, I don't see myself ever going back for dirt riding.
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I'm going to try and get a couple of these. I heard about them, but thought they only came in the 26" size. Plastic tubes make a lot of sense now that most bikes are moving to disc brakes.
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Are these like the FOSS tubes? They seem to be "like" them in theory. I am sure they are wildly different, but the similarity is there from what I am reading. Using a lighter to "patch melt" the tube is kind of cool. Not sure it is as safe as a patch, but if it did work carrying a lighter to fix a flat is a fun idea. Very MacGuyver-like
http://foss.imb2b.com/sell/index.php?itemid=8781 http://www.actionsports.de/en/Foss-E...00/23-26c-6584 http://forums.mtbr.com/wheels-tires/...es-673150.html |
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Only available for mountain bikes?
Didn't realize they were weight weenies. |
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Maybe the small 29 size would work for a gravel grinder with discs?
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Why would a gravel grinder be concerned with saving weight in the tubes?
This would be an interesting tube if it wasn't susceptible to failure from heat. |
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So... the selling point is weight savings? And not a word on rolling resistance?
I don't get it. |
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Are these just rebranded Foss tubes? They look extremely similar. Foss makes tubes for all sizes and a pinch flat can be "fixed" with a lighter.
edit: ah, Mr. President beat me to it. |
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Further investigation shows that the materials between Foss and Schwalbe are different. Schwalbe Evotube use BASF Aerothan as the material, which cannot be used on a bike with rim brakes according to this article.
The Schwalbe tube is also seemingly lighter than the Foss tube. Foss is ~60g for a 700x23-26mm tube, whereas Schwalbe is 76g for a 29er tube. |
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Excellent point; this really is consideration #1, right?
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I don't get it for MTBs. I haven't had a tube in my mountain bike in 10 years.
I can maybe see it for a disc-equipped gravel grinder type bike. But for MTB where tubeless has long been the standard I can't see the benefit of a super expensive tube. |
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I wonder how durable that valve attachment area is- as a spare it would ban to be folded in my pocket.
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Butyl tubes are sometimes known to fail on bike kept inside cars on hot, sunny days. How will these fair in a hot car?
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