Product description
SILCA Latex Inner Tube 28"
Compared to standard butyl rubber bicycle inner tubes, latex tubes are considerably more elastic (10x elongation compared to 2-3x). More importantly, Latex Rubber has significantly lower coefficient of damping which means that when latex rubber is stretched or flexed, it returns to shape faster and with less energy loss.
What does this mean for an inner tube? Latex inner tubes are generally 2-5 Watts (per tire) more efficient at 30mph than tubes made of other materials. They are harder to pinch-flat and offer superior ride quality, especially when combined with supple, low rolling resistance tires. This tube has been sized to fit tires measuring 24-30mm, which will equate to 23-28mm tires used on modern wider rims.
Details
- Removable Presta valve core
Special Features
valve type
There are three different types of valves:
AV - Schrader valve (also called car valve) - 8.5 mm rim hole
DV - Dunlop valve (also called Blitz valve) - 8.5 mm rim hole
SV - Presta valve (also called Sklaverand or French valve) - 6.5 mm rim hole