Best innertubes?
04-01-25 | 10:04 AM
#26
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From: USA - Pittsburgh / Southwest PA
Bikes: Cannondale - Gary Fisher - Giant - Litespeed - Schwinn Paramount - Schwinn (lugged steel) - Trek OCLV
I had a pair of Schwalbe AV7C 20", with the C denoting the Lite version in 406x47 marathon tires which split along the seams. The first one after a month and the second one about 1 year. I also had another pair of the same model with the valve not seating properly and would slow leak after a pump if I didn't push the valve once after removing the nozzle of the pump.
But haven't had problems with the regular ones.
But haven't had problems with the regular ones.
SV18 is just too small for the larger of the recommended / listed sizes - and the tube (material) is not as ‘elastic’ as many others
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04-01-25 | 11:01 AM
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From: Tempe, AZ
Bikes: Niner RIP9 RDO, Orange Clockwork EVO 29, Salsa Journeyer, 1998 Trek Multitrack 730
I have been mountain biking and cycling for almost thirty years now and I have never found consistency with tubes. Name brand, expensive, cheap, thorn resistant, thin, it's all a crapshoot. The only thing that made a difference for me was moving to tubeless. Granted, I live in the desert southwest (Arizona and New Mexico), so goat heads, cactus needles, and razor sharp rock are the norm, which may explain my experience with tubes.
I still run tubes in my "slow bike" which is a 1998 Trek Multitrack 730. They are thorn resistant and oddly enough, about 5 years old. For some reason, that set of tubes refuses to die and doesn't even lose that much air. Like maybe 1 PSI a week. But everything else, especially anything that goes on trails, is tubeless.
I still run tubes in my "slow bike" which is a 1998 Trek Multitrack 730. They are thorn resistant and oddly enough, about 5 years old. For some reason, that set of tubes refuses to die and doesn't even lose that much air. Like maybe 1 PSI a week. But everything else, especially anything that goes on trails, is tubeless.
Last edited by PrincipalRider; 04-01-25 at 11:13 AM.
04-02-25 | 02:11 PM
#28
I've started running Tubolito tubes in my daily commuter. We had a renewal bike come in with a flat and the boss had me replace both with regular tubes. A friend has been using the Tubos and liked them,and he let me borrow a patch from his kit to fix the flat one. Been running them for a month now and they seem to be holding air much better than regular tubes,plus they're stupid light. Wouldn't pay $35/ea for them myself,but if you're a weight weenie or want to compensate for the Marathon Pluses you're running,I give them a thumbs up.
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04-02-25 | 03:14 PM
#29
Yea. I get about a flat a year, or less. That's one per 5000 miles, which is about how often I change my tires.
The last 2: ran over a sharp sheet metal screw on a busy road. Second was a thin wire that I am told is from car tires. Either shed or in recycled tires used in road paving. Was on a new road. Neither required a new tire.
That said, I am sure that I will have a flat soon, probably today, just before dark.
The last 2: ran over a sharp sheet metal screw on a busy road. Second was a thin wire that I am told is from car tires. Either shed or in recycled tires used in road paving. Was on a new road. Neither required a new tire.
That said, I am sure that I will have a flat soon, probably today, just before dark.
The metal wire one, a few times. Maybe the weight of electric cars is harder on car tires? The difficulty of locating a tiny wire in a bike tire tread encourages paranoia.
04-06-25 | 02:03 PM
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Bikes: '87-ish Pinarello Montello; '89 Nishiki Ariel; '85 Raleigh Wyoming, '16 Wabi Special, '16 Wabi Classic, '14 Kona Cinder Cone, 2023 Surly Disk Trucker
After years of inconsistent quality tubes I've settled on Continental and Schwalbe. Been riding those for about 10 years now and no "tube" problems at all. I've induced human error a couple of times but I find their quality consistently good.
