Escape presents theTubolito X City/Tour Presta 42mm Inner Tube, a 700c inner tube designed for urban and touring bikes, with a focus on extreme puncture resistance. Its reinforced thermoplastic material offers maximum reliability against sharp objects, while being lighter and more compact than conventional butyl inner tubes.
Features:
- Valve: 42mm Presta valve. The Presta valve is thinner and lighter, preferred on many bikes for its ease of precise inflation and lower profile.
- Material: Made from a high-tech thermoplastic elastomer (TPU), but with a specially reinforced construction for the X-Tubo line, giving it exceptional durability.
- Tire Compatibility: Generally compatible with a wide range of tire widths for city and touring bikes, ranging from 700x30C to 700x50C (or 28x1.20" to 28x2.00" and equivalent ETRTO ranges, such as 30-622 to 50-622).
Advantages:
- Maximum Puncture Resistance: The hallmark of the X-Tubo line is its extreme puncture resistance. It is optimized to withstand the sharp objects commonly found in urban environments and on touring routes (glass, debris, thorns), offering maximum reliability. It is the “No Flat Tube” for this segment.
- Lightweight for Its Category: Although it is heavier than standard Tubo or S-Tubo tubes (due to its greater robustness), it remains considerably lighter than high-strength butyl tubes designed for Urban/Touring use, contributing to lower rotational weight.
- Compact: Despite its sturdiness, it remains more compact than equivalent butyl tubes, making it easy to carry as a spare—especially useful on long trips where space is at a premium.
- Low Rolling Resistance: The thermoplastic material, even in its reinforced version, still offers lower rolling resistance compared to butyl, which can result in more efficient pedaling on long rides.
