Timeline for Can I use an inner tube that's too narrow for the tyre?
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| Jan 17, 2023 at 14:22 | comment | added | Jahaziel | I have been using a 700x38C tire with an 700x23 inner tube inflated to 40-60 PSI and it was very fiddly, constant flats. At least one tube failed at the valve junction and another tube of the same size lost pressure down to not ride worthy in about 2-3 hours even not having and obvious puncture. I solved my issues installing a 28x1.9 inner tube. It holds pressure above 40 PSI for at least 16 days and counting... | |
| Jan 16, 2023 at 13:38 | answer | added | Filipino Biker | timeline score: -1 | |
| Apr 20, 2021 at 20:05 | comment | added | cyanrarroll | I would also add to all these answers that if the narrower tube is paired with cheap tires that you will have to be topping off their pressure more often because air can more easily permeate out. For going fast, narrower tubes are lighter but with that mindset you might as well buy even smaller tubes and do "ghetto" tubeless. | |
| Apr 20, 2021 at 12:42 | comment | added | Weiwen Ng | This is only worth a comment because the question's already been answered correctly. If you are using superlight butyl, latex, or thermoplastic (TPU, e.g. Tubolito) tubes, I'd be more wary of stretching the size specs. For light butyl, you're stretching the tube more than it was designed for if you use an undersized tube, and this might compromise the structural integrity. Latex may be able to stretch, but it is somewhat porous, so I'd be a bit more cautious here. I'm not sure if the material properties of TPU allow this, and those tubes are expensive. | |
| Apr 19, 2021 at 23:41 | answer | added | Banjo | timeline score: 0 | |
| May 18, 2020 at 1:45 | answer | added | Paul | timeline score: 2 | |
| Nov 13, 2018 at 8:57 | answer | added | user40184 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jul 5, 2011 at 21:11 | answer | added | Daniel R Hicks | timeline score: 10 | |
| Jul 5, 2011 at 15:12 | vote | accept | Tom77 | ||
| Jul 5, 2011 at 14:20 | answer | added | zenbike | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jul 5, 2011 at 14:19 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackBicycles/status/88250758050484224 | ||
| Jul 5, 2011 at 13:23 | answer | added | ʍǝɥʇɐɯ | timeline score: 23 | |
| Jul 5, 2011 at 12:53 | history | asked | Tom77 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |