Specialized Inner Tubes

• The original and still the best value bicycle suspension.
• Probably invented in Scotland the century before last.
• Specialized tubes stand out for consistent quality, light weight, reliability, and low price.
• Schraeder means the car-type valve found on budget mountain bikes and BMXs.
• Presta means the skinny type of valve with a nut on top which you have to undo to get air into or out of the tyre.

Regular Tubes:

• 26 x 1.0-1.15” Presta or Schraeder: 95g. Best for skinny ATB tyres such as Specialized Turbo or Hutchinson Top Slick.
  
• 26 x 1.25-1.5” Presta or Schraeder: 150g. Best for medium-sized ATB tyres such as Specialized Nimbus.
  
• 26 x 1.5-2.2” Presta or Schraeder: 175g. 'Standard' MTB size.
  
• 700 x 20-28c / 27 x 1-1 1/8” Presta or Schraeder: 110g. Skinny road bike tyre size.
  
• 700 x 28-38c / 27 x 1 1/8-1 3/8” P. or Schraeder: 130g. For touring or hybrid bikes.
  

Specialist tubes:

• 700 x 18-25 long Presta valve: 70g - you need a long valve for aero road rims.
• 700 x 18-25 Ultralight Presta: 68g - for quality skinny tyres such as the Panaracer Stradius and the Continental Grand Prix.

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