On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Sat, 2009-02-28 at 11:53 -0800, Lesli wrote: > > Just confirming that one could use 26" (mtb) tubes for 650b tires. I > > just checked out the Riv site and 26" tubes are 4.00, the 650b tubes > > are 8.00! Why pay more if the mtb versions would work fine (and > > should prove to be lighter than those Schwalbe versions)? > > > > I'm thinking of buying the skinny (26x1") version for use with my 650b > > Michelelin Megamiums and Riv Maxy Fasty tires. Does that sound > > reasonable or should I get the slightly wider, "medium" sized tube. > > > > Let me know what you think. > > > I found that the Specialized 559 x 1.75 tubes I got at my LBS were too > wide for easy installation into Col de la Vies. _With the Col de la > Vie_ -- which is considerably wider than a Megamium -- the Specialized > 559 x 1.25 - 1.5 was just right. That size would probably be a wee bit > on the wide side for a Megamium, and you might end up with the same > issues with the tube getting caught under the bead with consequent BOOM > on inflation I did. So _with the Specialized tubes_ I'd go with the > 26x1 as well. > > On the other hand, the Schwalbe 650B tubes were marked as fitting > 559x1.75, and they were a perfect fit for Col de la Vie's. So this > could vary by brand. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > > 26 X 1.25 worked for me, not sure of the brand (Specialized maybe?)... -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
