on 7/2/11 11:14 PM, Philip Williamson at [email protected] wrote:
> The key number there is "x18," which would be half as wide as you > want. Upside... it's light. I've been putting 26" tubes in 650A tires > for years. I have found that running undersized tubes (i.e. the "second" number - in this case the "18") seems to result in more pinch flats offroad. My working theory is that the material is stretched so thin that it doesn't take much to pierce it. I've been going up one size, and as long as you aren't blowing the tire off the rim, it seems to give another layer of protection. Works for CX, works for trails. - Jim "love them 45's in the 33 1/3's" -- Jim Edgar [email protected] Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it." Mahatma Gandhi -- 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.
