Talc on Tubes

A good tip is to use talk when putting a tube and tyre onto a wheel, it does make a difference.

Use a dry wheel rim, dry tube and dry tyre. Liberally dowse the tube and inside of the tyre with talk and rub it around with your fingers, put the tube and tyre on the wheel and inflate. The ride does feel different, more supple and variations in tyre pressure are much more noticeable. Also, if you need to repair a puncture or change a tyre mid ride it smells much better than the usual trail detrius.