Originally Posted by
Nachoman
I've had no problems using the forte light tubes either. And I like how easy they are to jam a couple of them into my saddle bag. But the one you linked to has an 80mm valve stem, which would be overkill for many of us. Even my 303s require only a 60 mm valve stem.
Forte was all I used to use but then they seemed to change manufacturers or something and I had a lot of failures: stems, leaks in new tubes, and seams splitting right off. That was a couple years ago or so. So they're OK to buy again now? They used to be very reliable.