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If you insist on running light tyres and tubes then definitely latex is better than lightweight butyl. In terms of tyres, Gators are designed to be durable not so light and it depends on what size you want to run. You can run 20s which are super light but they're shit. Obviously you'll add grams as the size increases but the ride will be better, grip better, etc. Everything is a compromise.
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I'm not insisting on anything really, just wanting to hear opinions of those more in the know than me. Maybe when I come to building it I'll have a play around with what suits me and my riding.
Lighter tyres/more durable tubes - or - Durable tyres/lighter tubes
I think the gators I have at the moment are 25s or 23s, which are probably the widths I'd be happiest using.
If the final build is a little over 7kg but durable then I'll be happy.
Arnomatic
@MechaMorgan @umop3pisdn
The build was never meant as a hc build, just a project to see how light I could get a reasonably cheap fixed.
Even though I want it to be light, I don't want to be fixing punctures every time I go out. When it comes to durability I'd rather add a few grams if it meant not puncturing.
I have a set of gatorskin tyres, would these and latex tubes be enough to stay <7 while being fairly hardy?