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Old 01-12-2020, 03:16 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by CapriRacer View Post
Thanks for that. I keep forgetting that bicycle tires frequently use tubes.
You might know the answer to this: Prevailing wisdom at Slowtwitch is that latex tubes are less resistant to puncture than butyl. Is that actually true?
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