$0.99 tubes?!
09-17-11 | 01:14 PM
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$0.99 tubes?!
I've been looking for a supplier of inexpensive tubes, but something about this price scares me. Anyone have experience with these? Or this site?
https://store.icyclesusa.com/irc-bike...rce=googlebase
Should I just go for it?
https://store.icyclesusa.com/irc-bike...rce=googlebase
Should I just go for it?
09-17-11 | 03:22 PM
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I seem to have more bad luck with inexpensive tubes.
I usually shoot for some middle of the road tube. I just bought some off VO for $4 each. (Please don't tell me they are the same as these..
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But seriously... I go with a top of the line tire, so I'm not afraid to spend more on tubes.
Have you ever been out on a cold, rainy day and had a flat? Better quality tires and tubes reduce the frequency of this event.
I usually shoot for some middle of the road tube. I just bought some off VO for $4 each. (Please don't tell me they are the same as these..
)But seriously... I go with a top of the line tire, so I'm not afraid to spend more on tubes.
Have you ever been out on a cold, rainy day and had a flat? Better quality tires and tubes reduce the frequency of this event.
09-17-11 | 03:24 PM
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09-18-11 | 06:54 PM
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Honestly for $10 I think it's worth a shot.
I myself am currently looking for a source for cheap tubes. I need 700x28 Presta. If anyone knows of a good supplier, let's hear it.
I myself am currently looking for a source for cheap tubes. I need 700x28 Presta. If anyone knows of a good supplier, let's hear it.
09-18-11 | 07:38 PM
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09-18-11 | 09:13 PM
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Cheap presta:
https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/174...--Set-of-5.htm
I've had mixed results with these. For the most part they've been OK, but I've had a couple of failures I blamed on the tube. You also never know what valve length you're going to get or whether or not it will be threaded.
https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/174...--Set-of-5.htm
I've had mixed results with these. For the most part they've been OK, but I've had a couple of failures I blamed on the tube. You also never know what valve length you're going to get or whether or not it will be threaded.
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09-18-11 | 09:21 PM
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I always buy thick walled inner tubes. Never had a flat from any of them except the one time I cut the valve stem pulling the valve through the rim hole. As far as normal thickness tubes I would have a problem with them regardless of price. Although I would be more ticked off with a flat from an expensive tube.
09-20-11 | 03:37 PM
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Even before I became a purveyor of tubes and tires, tubes are an item I won't scrimp on. Only takes one flat that could have been avoided, and the cheap tube already costs more in frustration and time lost than the $$ saved on the tube. Worse yet if you flat somewhere very inconvenient or dangerous (bad 'hood, busy road with little/no shoulder), just not worth it IMO.
