| Re: 700 x 25c tube in 700 x 26c tire
On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 19:06:30 -0500, "S. Anderson"
<scott.anderson3@zsympaticoz.ca> wrote:
>"Roger Zoul" <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:bp919k$1ljjli$1@ID-166706.news.uni-berlin.de...
>> The LBS accidently gave me a spare tube that is the wrong size for my road
>> bike. Will the 25c tube fit in a 26c tire? What if I use a Mr. Tuffy
>liner?
>> Thanks.
>>
>
>No worries. It'll work fine, liner or no liner.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Scott..
>
Yep, no problem. Tubes expand, as you may have noticed if you pump one
up outside of the tire.
You can go up or down a 'size' in tubes depending on what you want. A
larger tube (if you can make it fit inside the tire) will weight more,
but it will be stretched out less and 'thicker.' Some people think
this helps reduce flats; I have no experience one way or another.
Smaller tubes will weigh less, and be stretched out a bit thinner.
Again, I have no experience on whether this leads to more flats.
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