We get this question from time to time: Can you inflate Rene Herse TPU tubes with pumps that connect to the valve with a hose? The valve stem is smooth. The hose of the pump needs threads to hold onto the valve. Here’s why it works just fine: The valve stem is smooth, but… read more

When I wrote about the Rene Herse components that are the lightest of their kind, I was reminded of a reader who once asked: “Why are you so focused on saving a gram here or there? For the 99.999% of us who are not professionally racing, but… read more

When another company recently introduced their TPU tubes, they offered three models. With two carefully chosen widths, they cover 700C tires between 24 and 64 mm wide, with no overlap. For their narrower tubes, they offer two valve lengths; for their wider tubes, only one. From a production and warehousing perspective, that’s the… read more