700 x 25c tube in 700 x 26c tire

11-16-2003, 02:29 PM

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.

11-16-2003, 03:06 PM

"Roger Zoul" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> 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..

11-16-2003, 03:48 PM

On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 19:06:30 -0500, "S. Anderson"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>"Roger Zoul" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
>news:bp919k$1ljjli$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].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.

11-16-2003, 05:12 PM

Dan Daniel wrote:

[...]
:: <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
::
::: "Roger Zoul" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
::: news:bp919k$1ljjli$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].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.
[...]
:: 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.

Much thanks.