tube size important?

[PHAT TIRE]

The rumors are not true, tube size does matter. If you are concerned about your tube size, find a tighter space to put it in...hahhahaha...my mech. says that a slightly smaller tube size is okay. You are only blowing it up more to fill up the volume. I don't like that answer and run the appropriate tube size b/c you are only stretching the tube's rubber, no pun intended!, by putting too much volume in it. Wow, now that's sexy!

[gurp13]

not taking the bait....

me likey American and Euro football

As to the tubes, they seemed to work for the Mt. Zion Chantry ride this Sunday. So far so good. Thanks!

[guero]

Originally Posted by Keith B

American football is hysterical. You play for about 2minutes. Stop for 5minutes during which the players are advised on what to do next and half the team is swapped over in case they got tired during those 2minutes....

don't forget the outrageous salaries and signing "bonuses", that are often worth more than the first years pay only to have the guy get injured in pre-season, or be involved in a brawl, shooting, stabbing....

oh yeah, tubes.....i run STANS and dont have to worry about those things anymore.

[soul rider]

oh did i mention football sucks
DH tubes rule
and football still sucks

[kentonn]

I have used plenty of tubes that were considerably smaller with great success. On the other hand, I have used the appropriate tube and flatted within the first 10 minutes. Bottom line, they are going to go flat sooner or later so I say use what you have.

[Pain Freak]

Originally Posted by Keith B

American football is hysterical. You play for about 2minutes. Stop for 5minutes during which the players are advised on what to do next and half the team is swapped over in case they got tired during those 2minutes. Oh and as for the body armour - what a bunch of girls!
Rugby or 'Aussie Rules' are like American football for real men who can think for themselves and dont need a rest every few minutes. Rant over

As much as I hate to admit it, Keith is spot on. American football is a joke. I get a bigger kick out of the fans though, calling it their team/s. HA! Superbowl to the highest bidder.

Ohyeah, Tube size doesn't matter and I don't say that cause I ride a ss.

[FoShizzle]

i have found that chicks definitely think tube size matters...fortunately for me, they call me Fo Jeremy

[dirttorpeedo]

anything you can call timeout in IS NOT A SPORT. football,a bunch of fat boys running around in tite clothes,jumping on each other.wow thats exciting,cant think of anything id rather doo.
oh ya,change the toobs in my tires,the more the toobs stretch the thinner they get,butyl rubber,the thinner it gets the more porrus it is,then it leaks a little faster than normal.thats all.the more you know!

[Kid A]

Originally Posted by FoShizzle

i have found that chicks definitely think tube size matters...fortunately for me, they call me Fo Jeremy

you sure it's not faux Jeremy

re: tubes i have used "correct" size and smaller than tires (1.9/2.1 in 2.35) and merely inflated a bit more. never noticed any real difference. anticapte the greater the variance in sizes the more of an issue

[ShinKen]

Originally Posted by Pain Freak

American football is a joke. I get a bigger kick out of the fans though, calling it their team/s. HA! Superbowl to the highest bidder.
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Isn't that the same BS for every freaking sport? please say something so I can LMFAO!!

in a diff note!! have any of u big time playyass ever played football @ all to even talk about it? a diff story fooo sure!!

[roadkillross]

Originally Posted by gurp13

Actually, I was only talking about football, but not totallly joking. I find it hard to believe people would actually hate someone for going to one school or another. That's retarded and I question if the person who hates someone 'cause they went to SC (or any school for that matter) if they actually have a college degree. In truth, I don't hate any Bruins. But, football-wise, I do. I rode with Schecky today. He is obviously a decent guy. He talked sh*t to me and I did it right back. That's why sports are so much fun. That's why school rivalries are so much fun. And, football is big at SC. It's a huge part of the school culture. I didn't even watch sports, much less football, before I went there. Now I watch college and pro football as well as basketball and even some baseball. So, while others don't care about football, most SC students do.

ucla is a good school, academically speaking. USC is too. US News and World Report has USC ranked in the Top 25, iirc and it was the school of the year about 5 years ago. I am justifiably proud of my school and the degrees I hold. I think bruins can be justifiably proud of theirs as well.

But, you know what? Many people do love to see others fail, especially when they are tops at what they do. It makes them feel better about their own inadequacies. Not everyone is like that, but there are a lot of people out there who will tell you that they don't like the Lakers, or USC, or the Yankees or whoever, because they win "too much." Schadenfreude, the Germans call it; pleasure at the misfortune of others. So, are you really going to tell me that there weren't plenty of people rooting against the Trojans yesterday because it's fun to seem them fall?

Anyway, yeah, it's just a sport. I know. And, I'm having fun with it. Sorry I forgot to insert some smileys to indicated that I was funning. Bottom line, I am friends with many bruins and I can honestly say that if I ride with a bruin and they crash and are hurt, I will probably help them. Probably.

its thes conversations between SC and UCLA fans taht make me a fan of neither... gurp... SC lost after winning millions of times let someone else get the spotlight for once

[soul rider]

keep all the meatheads in the stadiums and off the trails

[scorns]

I am a noob to mountain biking and have a tube question as well. What tubes do you usally use and carry with you on your rides. i am going to go ride Bootleg on the 27th and want to be prepared.

[roadkillross]

i carry the same tubes that i am running on my bike

[scorns]

what is a good relyable tube??

[gurp13]

Originally Posted by scorns

what is a good relyable tube??

I doubt that there is such a thing. Personally, I use Slime tubes for my trail bike. I don't know that they actually have done much to keep me rolling, but some people that ride in desert areas swear by them. I also don't get many flats <knock on wood>.

I buy many tubes from Performance.com for my road and commuter bike. They seem to work okay.

[scorns]

sweet thanks Gurp i guess i will just have to start experimenting

[roadkillross]

i use intense DH tubes

[RidetheRAAM4]

Slime tubes really only help if you are riding trails with lots of thorns on the trail. Like for when I was a kid and I used to ride in the fields by my house I would always run over thorns and get slow leaks and that sort of stuff and slime was good with that. I haven't run slime in my MTB tubes ever and I rarely get flats. I got those tuffy liners a long time ago and I never get throns in my tire. I have gotten a few pinch flats, but I finally invested in a floor pump (for a year I never knew what pressure I had in my tires and I never realized how low the psi in my tires always was, so make sure you atleast have a pressure gauge to chech your tires!!!!!) so I have a pressure gauge and hopefully I get fewer pinch flats.

[Pain Freak]

I just act like I forgot to bring a tube, then I just ask Sir Gurp for his spare. Real cheap and you don't have to carry all that extra weight around.