Tube Size Question

Scott Smith said:

Will a 26 x 1.5/2.0 work in a 26 x 2.1 ?

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yes

It'll work, but it's outside specs.

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Will a 26 x 1.5/2.0 work in a 26 x 2.1 ?

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Jerry Bone Jr said:

It'll work, but it's outside specs.

Of course only a top poster would think that tubes are all
manufactured to the same sizes.

Greg

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Will a 26 x 1.5/2.0 work in a 26 x 2.1 ?

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G.T. said:

Jerry Bone Jr said:

It'll work, but it's outside specs.

Of course only a top poster would think that tubes are all
manufactured to the same sizes.

Greg

Harsh.

John

Scott Smith said:

Will a 26 x 1.5/2.0 work in a 26 x 2.1 ?

Yes, but the tube walls will be somewhat thinner, and more
prone to puncture. Nothing to lose sleep over, but a good
reason to run the "right size" tubes if you can get 'em.

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Scott Smith said:

Will a 26 x 1.5/2.0 work in a 26 x 2.1 ?

Yes, but the tube walls will be somewhat thinner, and more
prone to puncture. Nothing to lose sleep over, but a good
reason to run the "right size" tubes if you can get 'em.

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much thinner is it?

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Scott Smith said:

Will a 26 x 1.5/2.0 work in a 26 x 2.1 ?

Yes, but the tube walls will be somewhat thinner, and
more prone to puncture. Nothing to lose sleep over, but
a good reason to run the "right size" tubes if you can
get 'em.

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Mark has opened the door. Who's smart enough to tell us:
How much thinner is it?

Well 2.1 compared to 1.5 is roughly 7/10 so the tube will be
7/10 the thickness of whatever the hell that is.

Steve.

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"Scott Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote:

>Will a 26 x 1.5/2.0 work in a 26 x 2.1 ?

Yes, but the tube walls will be somewhat thinner, and
more prone to puncture. Nothing to lose sleep over,
but a good reason to run the "right size" tubes if you
can get 'em.

Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles habcycles.comhabcycles.comOpen ↗
Home of the $695 ti frame

Mark has opened the door. Who's smart enough to tell us:
How much thinner is it?

Well 2.1 compared to 1.5 is roughly 7/10 so the tube will
be 7/10 the thickness of whatever the hell that is.

Steve.

Google reveals standard MTB inner tubes have a wall
thickness of .8mm, so a
1.5 inner tube in a 2.1 tyre will only be 0.57mm thick, less
than the thickness of super-lightweight time trial inner
tubes (.6mm)...

Steve <goes off to check inner tubes...

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thinner is it?

Well 2.1 compared to 1.5 is roughly 7/10 so the tube
will be 7/10 the thickness of whatever the hell that is.

Steve.

Google reveals standard MTB inner tubes have a wall
thickness of .8mm, so

a

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1.5 inner tube in a 2.1 tyre will only be 0.57mm thick,
less than the thickness of super-lightweight time trial
inner tubes (.6mm)...

Steve <goes off to check inner tubes...>

Steve, I hope that your not at work doing all of this
research ;-) Me, I'm home with a back spasm.

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btw I don't agree with the 7/10 calculation. Not that I know
the answer ;-)

Yes 1.5 is @ 7/10 of 2.1 but does it stretch and thin out
30%?

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Mark Hickey said:

Scott Smith said:

Will a 26 x 1.5/2.0 work in a 26 x 2.1 ?

Yes, but the tube walls will be somewhat thinner, and more
prone to puncture. Nothing to lose sleep over, but a good
reason to run the "right size" tubes if you can get 'em.

Considering the lack of consistency amongst tube
manufacturers that's not going to be a big issue in this
case. As, I think, crazywebtver mentioned, you wouldn't want
to run a 26 x 1.25/1.5 tube in a 26 x 2.5 tire but Scott
Smith's combo shouldn't be a problem at all.

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>>Will a 26 x 1.5/2.0 work in a 26 x 2.1 ?
>
>Yes, but the tube walls will be somewhat thinner, and
>more prone to puncture. Nothing to lose sleep over, but
>a good reason to run the "right size" tubes if you can
>get 'em.
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Mark has opened the door. Who's smart enough to tell us:
How much thinner is it?

Well 2.1 compared to 1.5 is roughly 7/10 so the tube will
be 7/10 the thickness of whatever the hell that is.

Steve.

Google reveals standard MTB inner tubes have a wall
thickness of .8mm, so a
1.5 inner tube in a 2.1 tyre will only be 0.57mm thick,
less than the thickness of super-lightweight time trial
inner tubes (.6mm)...

Except that it's not a 1.5, it's a 1.5/2.0 so who knows the
actual size.

Greg

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Google reveals standard MTB inner tubes have a wall
thickness of .8mm, so a
1.5 inner tube in a 2.1 tyre will only be 0.57mm thick,
less than the thickness of super-lightweight time trial
inner tubes (.6mm)...

Steve <goes off to check inner tubes...>

Assuming the tubes are actually crafted for those two
actual sizes
(1.5" and 2.1"😉 that would be a fairly good assumption.

Only it gets more complicated by the fact that the more a
tube stretches, the less consistent it is - there will be
"thin spots" that are even thinner than the 0.57mm (or
whatever the "average" is).

Again, probably not enough to cause widespread flooding and
hail, but something else to consider. That could actually
matter when there's a nasty little thorn trying to poke
through the tube.

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Quoted message said:

Well 2.1 compared to 1.5 is roughly 7/10 so the tube will
be 7/10 the thickness of whatever the hell that is.

Google reveals standard MTB inner tubes have a wall
thickness of .8mm, so a
1.5 inner tube in a 2.1 tyre will only be 0.57mm thick,
less than the thickness of super-lightweight time trial
inner tubes (.6mm)...

Slow day at the office?

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Quoted message said:

Well 2.1 compared to 1.5 is roughly 7/10 so the
tube will be 7/10 the thickness of whatever the
hell that is.

Google reveals standard MTB inner tubes have a wall
thickness of .8mm,

so a

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1.5 inner tube in a 2.1 tyre will only be 0.57mm thick,
less than the thickness of super-lightweight time
trial inner tubes (.6mm)...

Slow day at the office?

This is my job, I trawl newsgroups looking for simple
mathematical problems and then search google for answers.
I'm still waiting for m first pay-check but It doesn't worry
me because I've managed to find this fantastic deal some
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