Continental's Race Light Road Tubes are a few grams lighter than their standard Race tubes but a bit more durable than the even lighter Race Supersonic. Great for race situations when high performance is important. Available in 700c and 650c diameters with various Presta valve lengths. All valve lengths feature removable valve cores. Average weights: 76 grams (700c), 68 grams (650c).
- 700c x 18-25mm (622-20/25 ISO): 42mm threaded, 60mm threaded, or 80mm smooth Presta valve
- 650c x 18-25mm (571-18/25 ISO): 36mm, 48mm, or 60mm threaded Presta valve
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Reviewed 1/18/2021
by Anonymous
Competitive Racer
Honolulu Hawaii
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Great Tubes with 80MM smooth stem
Great clincher tube with 80MM smooth stem if you have deep carbon race wheels and don't want to deal with stem extenders. Nice light tubes that just work.
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Reviewed 12/3/2020
by MoBetter
Cycling Enthusiast
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Works well as a good training level tire.
I had no problems installing these tubes, and so far about 1500 trouble free miles on them. To insure no twists or pinches or other seating problems, after installation I always pump my tires up to 20-40 psi initially, then deflate them all the way to let the tubes resettle naturally on the rim and within the tire casing. I then pump them up to full pressure. This seems to work for me as a standard practice. For backstory, I have new 700x23 continental 5000 tires on a Giant TCR with with Easton aluminum rims with 20K miles (on the bike and rims), and I'm about 160lb rider (on a good day). Between rides (every day or two) these tubes may lose a couple of psi, but certainly not much. Before every ride I inflate the rears to 120psi and the fronts to 115psi. I know this is high by most peoples standards, but I have ridden thousands of miles, hitting occasional potholes and road debris, with essentially zero flats, no broken spokes, by following these simple procedures. I honestly can't remember the last time I got a flat, and so far (1500 miles) these tubes don't disappoint.
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Works as it should
Bought these for use on new wheels, they only loose a few pounds between rides and some of that is filling the air hose to the gauge. No problems with flats yet but that's more a function of the tires. They seem to me a good tube
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Reviewed 12/21/2020
by SoCalRoadie
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Southern Orange County, CA
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Pairs well with Continental's Gatorskin tire
This tube helps offset the weight of the Continental Gatorskin tires, which provide the extra protection to enable an extension of this tube's life.
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Reviewed 3/7/2020
by SeaBiker
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Seattle
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3 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
Only tube that works
I have Zipp 404 NSW wheels. These are the only tubes that fit without valve extenders. I ordered the the 80mm length and they work great with my 58mm rims.
I had been an exclusive Michelin tube person but their longest tube is 60 mm and it doesnt work with my 404s.
It is really nice not to have to bother with valve extenders.
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2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
Conti race light tube
Love these tubes. I don't worry about flat based on the tubes I use, tires should be the line of defense for flats. I love how light they are and hold pressure well. I usually have to top off the pressure every third ride or so. I usually wait until they go on sale.
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Reviewed 9/11/2020
by gsol3
Cycling Enthusiast
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great lightweight durable high quality tube
use them all & always go back to continental. biketiresdirect constantly have a very competitive price + added discounts from previous orders to help lower the cost of the next one. v+++ incentive to 'keep comin' back! '
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My favorite tube
These are great lightweight tube with a smooth valve stem in extended length for easy fill
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Reviewed 8/28/2020
by todd026
Competitive Racer
Connecticut
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Use them in my race wheels.
I use these tubes in my race wheels (Zipp 404 front, 808 rear w/ extender). Only ever had one issue in 2019 IMLP when I ran over a piece of wire in the road that flatted both front and rear leaving a nice sized indication in both tires (thankfully I was at mile 101). I don't think any tube would have survived that. These are dependable tubes that have served me well for many years and races,
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Reviewed 10/29/2020
by Anonymous
Washington DC
Light and durable
Easy to install and durable.
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Reviewed 10/23/2020
by Anonymous
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Montgomery, NJ
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Good tubes for my tires
Replacement tubes after flats
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Reviewed 9/11/2019
by mootsrider
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Campbell. CA
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3 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
Weight Savings not worth the Risk you are taking using them!
Have been using these tubes for few years and now have had 3 of them just blow when riding which blows the tire off the rim when this happens. Two days ago I had just put new tires on my bike and 8 miles into the ride on a steep hill descending the front tube blew instantly. Bang it went at 20 mph I was on the ground in a flash on my left side. After a visit to ER room and multiple stitches in left knee and right hand I took a look at the bike to see if I could tell what happened. Tire bead was good and no damage on it. Rim OK no damage. Tube had 6 inch slit in a straight line were it blew. It was not twisted when installed. So my advice is the weight savings is not worth the risk of these blowing and causing a crash. I now have a lot of damage to my 10,000 bike to repair besides months off the bike recovering. I see other riders had the tubes blow also on a ride. I would not trust this product!
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Reviewed 9/10/2009
by Andrew S. (BikeTiresDirect.com Staff)
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Portland OR.
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69 of 72 customers found this review helpful.
A good quailty light race tube.
Use these tubes in a racing or training application. They have a great feel, and conti makes their tubes without seams which makes patching a breeze.
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Reviewed 5/12/2019
by BikeLA
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Los Angeles, CA
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My favorite tubes, and best value upgrade
Compared to standard tubes (e.g., Conti Race) the Lights save 30g and about 1 watt per wheel (per bicyclerollingresistance.com). All for a couple of bucks extra. That's amazing value for money. I am using Conti Lights on both my road bikes, paired with 25mm GP4000 SII and GP5000 tires. I find the Lights to be very reliable, and not noticeably more prone to flats than standard weight tubes. I do always check to make sure the core is securely installed - I have had a couple of flats, with other tubes, caused by removable cores that weren't tight and leaked.
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Conti race light road tube
Love these tubes. A little expensive as I like to wait until they go on sale. Feels very comfortable on all riding conditions.
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Reviewed 9/14/2020
by gfparsons
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Clark County, WA
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A Much Lighter Tube
The lightest tube I've used, and makes tire installation a bit easier. Has held up fine.
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Reviewed 4/24/2020
by george
Daily Commuter
san diego
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great service and fast shipping
i needed a handful of inner tubes just so i dont have to go to a shop and i got 6 because there was an extra discount on orders over 5, great deal, would buy again
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Reviewed 10/5/2018
by Crypto Que
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Fairfield County
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Absolutely the best tubes
After ordering these tubes I did lots of reading about how lightweight race tubes are horribly unreliable & require daily inflation. Nothing could be more untrue about these contis I got them as a set with Ultra Sport II Folding tires & I ride every day. The rim has bottoms out sometimes twice a day, and I dread a pinch flat each time it happens, but so far the tubes have held up lovely. I've begun stocking up on tubes & conti tires bc I think they have the best product & reputation in the sector.
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Reviewed 9/20/2018
by Anonymous
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Phoenix, AZ
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Very light and great product, you can feel the difference in speed
Faster tires because of these tubes, no flats so far
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Reviewed 8/31/2018
by Yellow softride
Casual Cyclist
WisconsinFlorida
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Great tube for the money, no issues with it.
I use this tube on an old Softride Firestorm converted to a trailroad bike on Spinergy rims. Lots of gravel and road debri. No issues so far.
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