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Originally Posted by kidwoo
I should know better by now...Basicaly what I saying is most of the time a pinch flat happens, it would have happened anyway regardless of the tube. Relying on an extra .5-1.5mm of tube to save your a$$ is a bad idea, unless you enjoy hiking or wasting a bunch of time and money at a DH race. Sure the extra burly tubes may help slightly, but not enough to compensate for the noticable weight increase.
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Originally Posted by Choke Slam
I agree with that. That's why I don't use them with any sort of regularity.
But depending on where I am, especially somewhere with a lot of open, really fast sections, for the same tire pressure, I get fewer flats with a dh tube. To be honest, bootleg canyon is about the only place I ride where I do switch them out because for the most part, all that lower stuff allows you to open it up with only small, short rocky sections........the formula for more flats.
And even changing them back out, you can see the pinch marks that didn't punture. My switching from the normal tubes there in particular does stem from walking my ass down that hill many many times. They do make a difference. But yes like you said, I don't dig on the heavy wheels enough to use them everywhere. Especially where I normally ride at northstar. It's rocky but tight enough that the speeds are usually slower.
How does Stans hold up against goatheads and the like? Had another flat over the weekend, and I'm seriously thinking of going that route (it's time for new tires as well).
Any issues converting Mavic 717's over?