What inner tubes do you use?
05-23-13, 08:38 AM
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What inner tubes do you use?
Hello,
What inner tubes do you all use? (brand, size) And what inner tube spare do you take with you? Is it the same or a different?
I was riding on my Conti GP4000s with Michelin Aircomp 700x22-23mm and punctured a hole. I'm shopping for replacements and don't know if I should stick with the Aircomp or try another inner tube.
So what do you use?
What inner tubes do you all use? (brand, size) And what inner tube spare do you take with you? Is it the same or a different?
I was riding on my Conti GP4000s with Michelin Aircomp 700x22-23mm and punctured a hole. I'm shopping for replacements and don't know if I should stick with the Aircomp or try another inner tube.
So what do you use?
05-23-13, 08:45 AM
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Whatever is in the right size on sale.
05-23-13, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by tagaproject6
Whatever is in the right size on sale.
05-23-13, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by tagaproject6
Whatever is in the right size on sale.
05-23-13, 09:18 AM
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Throw the stick!!!!
I buy q-tubes, generally just reboxed / relabeled Kenda tubes. 700x23 with 60 or 80mm valve stems.
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Originally Posted by ChuBikes
Why do you prefer 60mm long valve compared to a 40mm?
05-23-13, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by ChuBikes
Hello,
What inner tubes do you all use? (brand, size) And what inner tube spare do you take with you? Is it the same or a different?
I was riding on my Conti GP4000s with Michelin Aircomp 700x22-23mm and punctured a hole. I'm shopping for replacements and don't know if I should stick with the Aircomp or try another inner tube.
So what do you use?
What inner tubes do you all use? (brand, size) And what inner tube spare do you take with you? Is it the same or a different?
I was riding on my Conti GP4000s with Michelin Aircomp 700x22-23mm and punctured a hole. I'm shopping for replacements and don't know if I should stick with the Aircomp or try another inner tube.
So what do you use?
05-23-13, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by ChuBikes
Why do you prefer 60mm long valve compared to a 40mm?
05-23-13, 09:57 AM
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I tend to prefer Specialized tubes, but I've bought others on sale or when I couldn't find my preferred type. I don't have any bikes with deep section rims, so I try to find the tubes with the 32mm valves.
05-23-13, 10:14 AM
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Small one is the spare, big one is on both front and rear wheels, 26/1.9 MAXXIS Larsen TT tires... https://s18.photobucket.com/user/wrxd...tml?sort=3&o=0
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Originally Posted by ChuBikes
So what's on sale now?
https://www.competitivecyclist.com/co...glue.3345.html
edit: Scratch that, looks like they are out of road tubes.
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Originally Posted by sosojeffcc
Always readily available and I've had no real issues with punctures.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...-*-amp-y-tubes!!!
Presently I'm using Vredestein, though the valves can be troublesome. Schwalbe tubes have a very good reputation. For spares, I carry old patched Forte LunarLight. If you've already used a tube, you know it holds air, plus I like to carry ultra-light spare tubes.
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Cheapest thing I can find online, haha. Locally it's Giant or Specialized.
05-23-13, 10:27 AM
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I've been using these with good results:
Nashbar 48mm Long Valve Presta Tube 700x19/26 $3.59
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Nashbar 80mm Long Valve Presta Tube 700x19/26 $4.79
Tough to beat those prices.
Nashbar 48mm Long Valve Presta Tube 700x19/26 $3.59
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Nashbar 80mm Long Valve Presta Tube 700x19/26 $4.79
Tough to beat those prices.
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Originally Posted by ChuBikes
Why do you prefer 60mm long valve compared to a 40mm?
Michelin AirComp here (for now) have been good to me, no flats since switching from tubeless, but am considering Conti Race Light to get removable valve stem cores (for adding sealant)...
05-23-13, 11:36 AM
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Once or twice a yr, the local perforrmance has a deal where they blow em out (no pun intended) for about 3 or 4 bucks. Forte brand. I usually buy 6-8 and they normally last me a long time
05-23-13, 01:11 PM
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Look for sales.
I took advantage of this sale at Art's Cyclery, to end up with 15 tubes at $3.65 each. I bought the water bottle to get the total above $50 for free shipping.
Date: Wed, Mar 6, 2013 **
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Product Name Order Alloc Price Total
Road Inner Tube 5 Pack 700x20/28 32mm Prest 3 3 15.00 45.00
15% Off Customer Appreciation Discount 1 1 -1.05 -1.05
Art's 30th Water Bottle 22oz Purist Clear/R 1 1 6.99 6.99
Sub Total = 50.94
Sales Tax = 3.90
Ship Via: UPS Ground = 0.00
Payment Method: Paypal = 54.84
I took advantage of this sale at Art's Cyclery, to end up with 15 tubes at $3.65 each. I bought the water bottle to get the total above $50 for free shipping.
Date: Wed, Mar 6, 2013 **
-----------------------------------------
Product Name Order Alloc Price Total
Road Inner Tube 5 Pack 700x20/28 32mm Prest 3 3 15.00 45.00
15% Off Customer Appreciation Discount 1 1 -1.05 -1.05
Art's 30th Water Bottle 22oz Purist Clear/R 1 1 6.99 6.99
Sub Total = 50.94
Sales Tax = 3.90
Ship Via: UPS Ground = 0.00
Payment Method: Paypal = 54.84
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Originally Posted by Genaro
Once or twice a yr, the local perforrmance has a deal where they blow em out (no pun intended) for about 3 or 4 bucks. Forte brand. I usually buy 6-8 and they normally last me a long time
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Performance opened a new store on the north side of Indy a couple of years ago and were selling their tubes for a buck each, so I bought the limit. They then opened a store on the south side not too long after and did the same, so I did the same. I'm still working through those.
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i don't use them at all on either of my bikes
but if i did i would just buy the ones that are on sale, that aren't heavy as ****
but if i did i would just buy the ones that are on sale, that aren't heavy as ****
