The World's Lightest inner tube? Tublito Turbo Road

Dave talks you through what might be the lightest inner tubes around. These are his first thoughts and opinions

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[Cathandroo]

Ive had them for a few weeks and have found them easy to install and very light. I've heard they are twice as difficult to puncture as butyl and they do not lose pressure like latex. Absolutely worth the £25 each I paid

[marcinn]

so how did the test go? or did I miss something?

[Yknotloop]

bought 2 of them last year for my road bike. For starters I had a lot of trouble inflating them due to the low-quality, slippery valve. The pumps just wouldn't grip the valve properly. After I managed to inflate them I went out for a ride and punctured the first one after 2 hours of riding. Eventually I went back to normal butyl ones, because I had so much trouble topping of the pressure before a ride. They are just too unreliable and difficult to live with.

[jlimozin]

I've had them for a few weeks now, and so far so good. No puncture, easy to install, and air loss is similar to a butyl tube. I've immediately noticed a much better rolling resistance, the bike goes farther with less effort (I use GP4000s). The weight saving is nice. Total weight is likely lighter than with tubeless, if you factor in the sealant's weight, though I haven't done detailed comparison, as I've never used tubeless. If these Tubolito pass the test of time I'll be sold as it looks to me the best option - lightest, easy, great rolling resistance.

[Silverripples]

Bought some, I am riding tubeless but bought them for space savings instead of hauling a big butyl one with me. Hope i will never have to use them :-) Anyways when i will have a puncture this is a plan C option if the tire plugs won't seal what the fluid can't either.

[kiowa]

Are there options for deeper section wheels? A longer valve stem would be ideal. With 65mm deep wheels I cant imagine how a valve extender would work but I like to try new things like this out.

[costasmandylor]

Did you feel the difference in weight once installed? Did the wheel feel lighter?

[niceracleous]

What about rolling resistance, and are they as good as latex, plus do they lose air like latex?

[Cathandroo]

Ive had them for a few weeks and have found them easy to install and very light. I've heard they are twice as difficult to puncture as butyl and they do her lose pressure like latex. Absolutely worth the £25 each I paid

[leespencer]

What’s the rolling resistance comparison

[stuartdryer]

I've ridden several sets of these. They don't come cheap. They are amazingly light as advertised but I find them quite fragile, either that or I've had several months of bad luck that coincided with my using Tubolitos. I've had more flats than ever since I started using these, so the current pair on my Tarmac are the last ones I will buy. They don't lose much air between rides (about like butyl). All the same, purely from a riding feel perspective, I definitely prefer latex, even though latex are heavier. Of course you need to pump up latex each morning but I obsess about tire pressure so I do that anyway. I cant measure it myself but I would bet a lot that latex has a substantially lower rolling resistance that more than compensates for their greater weight. Tubo, itos are not even remotely supple, and it is obvious as soon as you feel the material they are made of, very obviously a plastic, feels a bit like a beach ball or a child's floating toy. You also notice it on the road.. I would need an independent test before I would ever believe their rolling resistance is lower than latex.

[superstrada]

Did I miss your comments on rolling resistance compared to latex? Weight compared to latex?

[chatterbox]

Do you need these if I’m riding on gators

[ldavid]

do they also come with black valve stems? saw some pictures with black ones

[marcb]

What is the difference between S-Turbo Road and the Turbo Road version? Is S-Turbo Road for Disc Brake and Turbo Road for Rim Brake?

[ImranRaza]

That is a serious 'choke on your coffee' price

[DroneLiveStreams]

Where is the evidence that rolling weight differs at all to any other place on the bike?

[that_which_is_not]

Do the whole valve screw into a non metal housing? I saw somewhere else that this is where they are leaking air

[unknownstranger]

god damn that thing is $230 in my country currency..

[BikeLife]

Why wouldn't you just buy Latex tubes and save the money? I can't see the point of these except puncture protection if that is actually true. I run my tubes with sealant and haven't had a puncture in over 6000km. Heavier, but reliable and cheaper!