Common drinking tubes are good enough for hydration packs, but they don't bend easily enough and are difficult to attach/detach from bite valves, bladders and water purifiers. If you carry water on your bike, Hydrapak tubes are a much better choice! Our hoses are 36", plenty long enough to reach deep into your backpack or frame bag. Easy to custom fit them to your purposes, just cut them with a utility knife. They also come with awesome Hydrapak Bite Valves and super convenient quick connector ends. All Hydrapak Tubes are made of BPA-free, taste-free TPU and Bite Valves come with silicone sheathes Transparent HydraFlex hoses are 3/8" outside diameter and the Insulated HydraFusion and Stubby Hoses are slightly more than 7/16" diameter and the ArticFusion tubes are 9/16" diameter All Tubes have a Universal 1/4" inner diameter and will fit any 1/4" barb bite valve and connections Swivel 360°, Stubby 6", Stubby 3" and Stubby 1" all use cut-able Insulated Tubing sections topped with a Blaster Valve and are specifically made to complement our Re:Caps and also SWIG Caps (after removing the quick connect end) All tubes are made to resist UV, radiation and extreme temperatures 36" Tubes are plenty long for frame mounting and are easy to "cut to fit" with scissors or a knife Hydrapak Bite Valve and Plug-N-Play Quick Connector included Tubes work great with our Tether Reel, Mag Clip and the SWIG Adapter Caps (all available separately) Tubes weighs 50g Clear Tube, 65g for Insulated Tube and 85g for ArticFusion Tube. Comet Bite Valves are 10g Stubby 6" is 15g, 3" is 12g and 1" is 9g. Swivel 360° is 21g Risk-Free Purchase: if you're not satisfied, we'll send you a return label and exchange it for free!