· Recyclable

· Excellent ride quality

· Easily repaired

· Cool blue colour

· Light weight

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A revolutionary new tube material which reduces pinch flats and punctures while improving ride quality. The thermoplastic elastomer compound prevents tubes bursting and dramatically reduces and in most scenarios prevents air leaks from bad, inconveniencing puncture causing objects. On the occasion that they do puncture the sealing properties will enable you to get to your destination safely or finish your lap where you can then repair/change wheels. The TPE (Thermoplastic Elastomer) material is also 100% recyclable, so you can truly be green ..or blue.

The tubes can be easily repaired using the official Foss repair pliers or in complete emergencies can be repaired with a lighter and a quick pinch of the fingers.

Weights are +-10grams
20x23c-25c @45g
20x1.35-1.75 @59g
20x1.95~2.25 @85g
26x1.35~1.75 @80g
26x1.95~2.25 @115g
700x23c-25c @60g

Its light, tough and blue! So get yo" Foss on.

You see I had just spent the previous week racing the Red Centre Enduro in Alice Springs where I obviously did my best to ride over every thorn in the desert. This wasn't a problem with my tyres when setup as tubeless, and in fitting the tube I didn't notice that the inside of the tyre looked like I'd run over a porcupine.

With numerous little punctures the Foss was working hard to seal them all up. It obviously works at slowing the leaks as it wasn't until 20 minutes into my ride that the Foss couldn't Foss anymore and I had to resort to the pump – ride 20 minutes – pump routine. I'm sure that a tube would have given up the ghost a lot quicker than that.

Let's get technical here for a second. The Foss is made out of thermoplastic elastomer compound, claims to be 115 grams for the (26x1.95~2.25) size and states that it's the high elasticacity that gives improved ride quality.

The first two are pretty easy to check but to an average punter like me how do you compare the ride quality of a tube? My second ride on the Foss was more successful and using an unporcupined tyre this time the Foss held firm and riding along it felt just like, like any other tube. In a month or so of training, racing and riding around the Foss held true and I didn't have any further problems either with pinch flats or otherwise.

The Foss is 100% recyclable and being made out of a soft plastic type material can be repaired either by using special heated pliers or a DIY fix. Stockists of Foss tubes will have heated pliers which obviously heat the tube and press to reseal the hole. There is an alternative though to taking your tube to a bike shop for every puncture and that's the DIY fix. To quote; "although it is not recommended, the puncture can be fixed using a cigarette lighter and some tough man/woman fingers - perfect for the "i'm-in-the-middle-of-no-where occasions". Maybe save that one for emergencies.