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Challenge Latex Race

Two tyres split in the same place a few minutes after they were first fitted. They were fitted to different wheels and fitted correctly, and the rim tape on both wheels was perfectly fine. That can’t be a coincidence.

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A good-quality latex inner tube, well-suited to a 700 wheel with a rim depth of up to 45.

A good-quality latex inner tube, well-suited to a 700 wheel with a rim depth of up to 45.

I have been riding latex bibas on gravel and cyclocross bikes for more than 10 years. The big advantage is that the tyres are very flexible, so you can ride in narrower cyclocross tyres with quite little pressure, without too much risk of punctures. With regular butyl inner tubes I had punctures almost every ride, with these latex inner tubes almost never. I had to buy a few new ones, because the others were almost 10 years old and had loosened at the valve when inflating. You can - should you ever puncture anyway - also glue such a latex biba with glue and a tyre patch without any problems (although some claim that this is not possible).

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fine latex tube, but as others have also said, actually too small for a 700 wheel. This makes installation trickier than it needs to be. The only reason to take these over the vittoria tubes is valve length.

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This tyre is actually too small for 28-inch, hence a bit difficult to fit.

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