Originally Posted by
prj71
If your financial status is such that you can't afford a $5-$10 tube...I don't know what to say.
While you may not have paid what you call a "ridiculous sum" for your bike, the majority of us here are spending that much on a bike.
Stop claiming to talk for "the majority", you are not qualified to do so. Also we don't care about your disposable income, despite how much you want to tell us about it.