Is an innertube just an innertube?

supermonkey
supermonkey Posts: 315
edited May 2008 in MTB buying advice
I want to buy some spare innertubes. Previously I've just got whatever my LBS had but I was wondering if there are any that are particular good (read light and puncture resistance).

Are there any brands that stand out or are they all much of a muchness?

Cheers.

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Usually lighter = more puncture prone. Some ultra cheap ones have poor seams. I just get bog standard ones. You can get DH heavy duty types.
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  • BlackSpur
    BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
    You can also get latex tubes which are meant to be more puncture resistant than boggo ones (more expensive though).
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  • The Spiderman
    The Spiderman Posts: 5,625
    I have been using standard Specialized ones which seem to be decent quality,and be reasonably resilient,whilst not being too heavy.Also recently bought some Schwalbe SV14 tubes which only weigh 120g each and have a removable presta core,with which I might try with JRA wheel milk,as an experiment.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    latex ones are ace. I had one in the front wheel for years. When I took my wheel in to my LBS to change a hub, they said that as soon as they released some pressure from the tube, it went completely flat. Turns out there had been a thorn stuck in the tyre for some time, which was sealing the hole in the innertube!

    and, even better, it was BRIGHT PINK.
    oh, and weighed nothing, whereas my current Nokian DH tubes weigh about a kilo :(

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