Cam MTB - the Cambridge Mountain Bikers' Forum
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DISCLAIMER. MOUNTAIN BIKING CAN BE DANGEROUS. YOU JOIN US AT YOUR OWN RISK.
SAFETY BRIEFING.
- Wear a helmet. Despite recent advances in medical science, brains still cannot be mended nor replaced.
- Wear gloves or mitts. Hands often hit the ground first. Cuts and grazes invite infection and a hospital visit.
- Wear eye protection, it only takes a twig or thorn to lose an eye. Crud catchers are a good idea in mucky weather.
- When downhilling, for your own protection, allow plenty of space behind the rider in front.
- Bring a bare minimum emergency tool kit and a spare inner tube.
- Breakdowns are a bore. Plan not to have any by ensuring your bike is in perfect working order.
- Punctures are also tedious. You can minimise them by fitting latex tubes, slime tubes or running tubeless tyres.
Photo: CAMMTB Winter 2022-23 rides have been posted up - please click on the Runs List link..
I really like these tubes and four arrived at my house last week. I'm pretty sure the claimed puncture resistance is true, and I like to imagine I can feel the supposed smoother ride. I've had slow leaks but I don't think a thorn has ever caused a sudden deflation like with a butyl tube.
But they are fragile, so be careful not to pinch them when squeezing them into tight road tyres. Also on narrow rims they can snakebite easily so be careful with the pressures and don't do any of the following:
bunny hop speedbumps in Wicken Fen
bunny hop kerbs in Bar Hill
bunny hop rocks in Thetford Forest
ride over sharp rocks in Dalbeattie 7stanes
ride over another set of sharp rocks in Dalbeattie 7stanes
ride over hard roots in Mabie 7stanes
bunny hop logs in Thetford Forest
hit a pothole near Saffron Walden on a road bike with 120 psi
Cross across the world unite!
So reading between the lines, they're great for putting on a hipster bike to lean up against he wall outside a coffee shop?
Dom 
That's right Dom....road tyres for road bikes
Been using the MTB version since 2001 and nothing touches em for weight, feel, comfort& reliability. They rarely go down from thorns etc & so when you come to change a worn tyre it can resemble a pin cushion.
Remember the Barrington '17 punctures in a quarter of a mile' ride. Yup, mine we're the only tubes not to go down. They are getting harder to find, recently have had to take to repairing some.. which can be a right pain int the aris.
Talc is good, let's face it we all love talc