What tubes do you use?
#1
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What tubes do you use?
I bike between 20-30 miles a day. Flats for me are quite common.
I've been replacing my tubes with the Novara 700-35/43 from REI since they are convenient and only $5 each. But I suspect that better tubes could reduce the number of flats I get.
What tubes do you guys recommend for durability and longevity?
Thanks
I've been replacing my tubes with the Novara 700-35/43 from REI since they are convenient and only $5 each. But I suspect that better tubes could reduce the number of flats I get.
What tubes do you guys recommend for durability and longevity?
Thanks
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From: Michigan
Bikes: Windsor Fens, Giant Seek 0 (2014, Alfine 8 + discs)
I buy whatever I can get cheapest. Flats are not a problem around here. Just this week I saw the first broken glass on the road that I've seen for probably 2 years.
I guess good tubes couldn't hurt, but it seems to me that anything that gets through the tire will eventually work its way through the tube, unless it's something that has a limited depth like a goathead or a thumbtack. I'd think going with something like Marathon Supreme tires would be a better defense.
They do make thornproof tubes with extra thick outside walls, it might be worth getting a pair and trying them.
I guess good tubes couldn't hurt, but it seems to me that anything that gets through the tire will eventually work its way through the tube, unless it's something that has a limited depth like a goathead or a thumbtack. I'd think going with something like Marathon Supreme tires would be a better defense.
They do make thornproof tubes with extra thick outside walls, it might be worth getting a pair and trying them.
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These tubes are very heavy. When you see the box these come in, you'll wonder what you're getting into. I bought a pair a number of years ago and ... as is normally the case... they refuse to flat. They just stay on one of my bikes making everything a little more sluggish.
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From: Sunnyvale, CA
Bikes: '84 Centurion Accordo RS, '06 Gary Fisher Marlin, '06 Schwinn Fastback 27, '06 Litespeed Teramo
Thorn resistant tubes on all my bikes. My MTB and 3 road bikes. I replaced my tires yesterday because I noticed a hole 3 mm wide on my rear tire. Whatever made that hole scratched the tube and did not penetrate.
I took that same bike with the tire with a hole on it to a 63 mile organized ride 2 weeks ago in the rain. The tubes held quite nicely.
I took that same bike with the tire with a hole on it to a 63 mile organized ride 2 weeks ago in the rain. The tubes held quite nicely.






