[ChrisRobin]

I've been seeing some discrepancies in terms of tire and tube weights on various websites. I'm trying to match up tires and tubes in the lightest combination without going UST. I've seen certain weights listed on Go-ride but different weights listed on manufacturer websites. I'm assuming the Go-ride weights are more accurate since they probably put the tires/tubes on a scale and weigh them one by one where as the manufacturer would want to make themselves looks better by "adjusting" the weights. Any thoughts? Thanks!

 

[Bikael Molton]

Manufacturers nearly always have incorrect weights, regardless of which components you're talking about.

Have you seen this site? It's mostly XC tires, but has a couple weights for DH tires. Check out their info on how they measure/weigh tires.
http://mtbtires.com/

-rob in NYC

I've been seeing some discrepancies in terms of tire and tube weights on various websites. I'm trying to match up tires and tubes in the lightest combination without going UST. I've seen certain weights listed on Go-ride but different weights listed on manufacturer websites. I'm assuming the Go-ride weights are more accurate since they probably put the tires/tubes on a scale and weigh them one by one where as the manufacturer would want to make themselves looks better by "adjusting" the weights. Any thoughts? Thanks!

 

[Pedalist]

My Maxxis High Rollers 26X2.5 are heavy quite heavy. The trade off is I do not get pinch flats so I outrun everyone who does. Plus they track very very well because I can run lower pressures. I am sure you know that stuff already. I run them on my hardtail I ride it like a cross country bike and it weighs 37lbs. It took some getting used to but once you adapt to how it feels it is no big deal. I know that with rolling weight being what is with these tires that it can be a little harder to drop the bike into tight corners. I still personally look at ability to take abuse when it comes to my tires. A house is only as strong as its foundation.

 

[JAB]

In addition to the tire manufacturers rounding down the weights, the tolerances used in tire production are pretty sloppy: try weighing two tires (or tubes) of the same model. Two days ago I weighed two of my XC tubes of the same model (Nokian something). The difference in weight was 30 grams!! Thats a pretty big difference considering that the average weight of the tubes is 110 gram. I think my Schwalbe Jimmy UST XC tires had a 8 g weight diff. if I remember correctly.

If you want to buy the lightest tire/tube combo: bring your own scale to the shop (there is no better way to annoy the staff than to have them take out muliple sets of tire/tubes so you can weigh them). That never happened when I worked at my LBS but it happened to a friend. That customer got banned from the store

 

[ChrisRobin]

Cool, thanks for the responses, guys.