Originally Posted by
Giant Doofus
I’ve been using Schwalbe or Conti inner tubes, though I’ve also used Q tubes. My pumps are good too: Topeak Joe Blow and a Park Tool. This bike has 7800 miles on it after about 2.5 years. I love everything about this bike except the inner tubes.
The other issue for me is that my frame pump is set up for a Schrader valve (my other bike has Schrader), so if I do get a flat on the way to work, I have to put the adapter on anyway.
Well the easy solution is to get a Presta frame pump... right??
I just like the ease of Presta valves, with the threaded nut holding the stem in place when pumping up from flat, and the fact that no separate valve cap is needed (the plastic cap on a new tube is to keep the metal valve end from puncturing the tube during shipping, nothing more). I've had 2 flats out on the road I think, and both times my Topeak Road Morph-G mini pump worked just fine to get the Presta tubes pumped back up again.