RED (pink?) inner tubes??!

[TreaderSteve]

Only going to be fitted on the new Merlin garage-queen - a mild thrash down a towpath maybe to the pub on a Sunday (lean her up on a wall and admire her curves whilst supping an ale and eating a pack of Pipers beef crisps), then back in the shed - next time it/ she gets an airing I expect to give her a good pump. Just don't tell the wife

 

[TreaderSteve]

Hello,

do you mean this tubes ? ...

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Regards, Max

Yes Max, those exact ones with the red cap - Air-B - I hope to soon have a complete pair either to enjoy or loathe I ever bought (one of) and fitted

 

[d8mok]

Yes Max, those exact ones with the red cap - Air-B - I hope to soon have a complete pair either to enjoy or loathe I ever bought (one of) and fitted

Well it’s still up so looking good

 

[27motorhead]

I've just kept the valve caps from mine and can just fit them on an Schrader valve butyl tube!

I only use to use them for racing along with kevlar beaded tyres vs. butyl and wired beaded tyres I used for training/daily riding.

 

[bikeworkshop]

I've just kept the valve caps from mine and can just fit them on an Schrader valve butyl tube!

I only use to use them for racing

You only use the Air-B valve caps for racing?
Some racers use
No Valve Caps At All!

 

[27motorhead]

You only use the Air-B valve caps for racing?
Some racers use
No Valve Caps At All!

It's all in the mind and out psyche your opponents before you even start with them extra fast read valve caps!

I think the reason why the valve caps weren't lost is because I never fitted them for racing as they were safely squirrelled away in the valve cap drawer.

Race bike set-up always felt fast vs. normal thanks to lighter wheel set-up.