No flats tubes

bompington
bompington Posts: 7,674
edited June 2010 in Road buying advice
Was just getting sludge tubes for my mtb online when I noticed that you can get No Flats tubes for roadies - has anyone used them? Do they work? Are they heavy, or really heavy?

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  • Heckler1974
    Heckler1974 Posts: 479
    I tried them on Mrs Heckler's commuting bike (which was a claude butler roadie) which was picking up broken glass on a weekly basis from the sea-side bike lane. Total failure to be honest, may have stopped punctures, but hard to guess as within a couple of weeks the sealant had leaked into the valve, gone solid and prevented any air getting into the tyre.
  • davidcambridge1
    davidcambridge1 Posts: 275
    I have tried them on my commute. They were useless. They didn't stop me getting punctures at all. In fact, I had more punctures riding with them than normal tubes, despite cycling the same route. :? They're more expensive, heavier, and they make cornering feel weird. I'm definitely not going back to them.
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    If you have removable core tubes, then you can put some stans sealant in the tube. This works much better in my experience.
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  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    Well that's not a ringing endorsement then, I've had very few punctures on the road since I switched to GP4000s so I don't feel that much need of extra protection.

    The mtb tubes just arrived yesterday, btw they were ordered 4pm, delivered 9am next day, chapeau to CRC.
    I can't believe how heavy they are (Dr Sludge in this case), but I reckon they're worth the weight, I've covered 1000s of miles on and off road with them and only ever had 1 puncture - mind you that was quite entertaining with green slime being sprayed everywhere!

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