Inner tubes for $1.50?
02-17-11, 05:29 PM
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Inner tubes for $1.50?
A messenger told me that he gets boxes of inner tubes that come out to about $1.50 apiece. Does anyone know where to get inner tubes this cheap? He wasn't buying huge quantities, just a box of about a dozen or so.
02-17-11, 05:31 PM
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I get 10-packs at pricepoint.com. I think it's about $2 apiece there, though.
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Price point is $20 for 10 tubes but there is a $15 charge for shipping and "insurance".
02-17-11, 09:06 PM
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Wow, it's that much if you just get tubes? My last order was stem, bars, tubes, pedals and shipping wasn't that much.
OK, just did a dry run.
$19.98 for 10 tubes
$5.75 ship.
$1.25 ins.
$26.98 total bill.
$2.70 apiece shipped to my door. Still ain't bad.
YMMV depending on location.
OK, just did a dry run.
$19.98 for 10 tubes
$5.75 ship.
$1.25 ins.
$26.98 total bill.
$2.70 apiece shipped to my door. Still ain't bad.
YMMV depending on location.
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02-17-11, 09:18 PM
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Well, Pricepoint had a free shipping sale about two weeks ago. I just got my order. Typically they have a free shipping sale once to twice a year.
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Maybe he's being a bit disingenuous. I haven't seen tubes wholesale that cheap in several years. Must be averaging the price of all the tubes he's ever bought. haha
02-17-11, 09:34 PM
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I get 63g road tubes for $0.99 a piece, but this is dealer pricing.
Nowhere to get tubes for a buck fifty, really. Your friend must have an "in."
Nowhere to get tubes for a buck fifty, really. Your friend must have an "in."
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https://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...alve+Tube.aspx
As cheap of tubes as I go with. I have been using JensonUSA's inexpensive tubes for many years and never an issue. Their shipping is also much more reasonable than pricepoint, and they carry a lot more products. Normally if I can't find it at Jenson, I go to a LBS. Been shopping with them online for 10 years in June
As cheap of tubes as I go with. I have been using JensonUSA's inexpensive tubes for many years and never an issue. Their shipping is also much more reasonable than pricepoint, and they carry a lot more products. Normally if I can't find it at Jenson, I go to a LBS. Been shopping with them online for 10 years in June
02-18-11, 12:08 AM
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Jenson's rad. Not the best deal for tubes tho.
10 pack prices, shipped to me:
$26.98 Pricepoint
$30.85 Jenson
10 pack prices, shipped to me:
$26.98 Pricepoint
$30.85 Jenson
02-18-11, 01:54 AM
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I discovered inner tubes at a local dollar store for $1.39 each. I picked up a dozen for 26" mtb wheels. Supposedly for 1.75-2.1" tires. Upon opening the package, they smelled horrible. The tube didn't have a smooth butyl finish, rough and not very stretchy. I tried it in 1.95" tires. Pumped them up to 60-65 psi. Both tubes went flat. Tried it again at 55 psi and they blew after a day. Keeping them at 40-50 psi stopped the self destruction. But my sons had trouble patching them after thorn flats. So they eventually gave up and tossed them and went with 'real' tubes. Consumed 9 in two weeks. 3 remain. So beware if you find tubes in green hang-card packaging.
02-18-11, 02:50 AM
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Wholesale
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Wholesale
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02-18-11, 05:23 AM
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Pricepoint or https://www.niagaracycle.com/index.ph...er_id=&sort=3a, . Still not $1.50 , but cheap enough !
02-20-11, 02:59 PM
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https://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...alve+Tube.aspx
As cheap of tubes as I go with. I have been using JensonUSA's inexpensive tubes for many years and never an issue. Their shipping is also much more reasonable than pricepoint, and they carry a lot more products. Normally if I can't find it at Jenson, I go to a LBS. Been shopping with them online for 10 years in June
As cheap of tubes as I go with. I have been using JensonUSA's inexpensive tubes for many years and never an issue. Their shipping is also much more reasonable than pricepoint, and they carry a lot more products. Normally if I can't find it at Jenson, I go to a LBS. Been shopping with them online for 10 years in June
And thanks everyone for the info
02-20-11, 09:43 PM
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I ordered 10 tubes from Pricepoint when they had their free shipping deal. The tubes were $19.98 plus $1.25 for insurance, so I paid $21.23 total or $2.12 per tube. When the shipment arrived there were 12 tubes in the box so I actually paid $1.77 per tube. Worked out well for me.
