Inner tube recommendations please
EKE_38BPM
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I bought some Decathalon inner tubes and the valves on them seem rather weak so I'm in the market for some new ones.
Are any famed for being fantastic in any way?
Are any famed for being fantastic in any way?
FCN 3: Raleigh Record Ace fixie-to be resurrected sometime in the future
FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees
I'm hungry. I'm always hungry!
FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees
I'm hungry. I'm always hungry!
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Schwalbe are good quality.Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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Continental are great too.0
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a tube is a tube is a tube. With conti you get cheery yellow dustcaps, Schwalbe a classy clear, Spesh boring black. this is the main difference. (unless you want to mess about with latex tubes (ooooh matron)).<a>road</a>0
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+1 for the Contis. Buy in packs of 5 from CRC, Wiggle, etc. for cost reasons.0
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el_presidente wrote:a tube is a tube is a tube.
Maybe for the 3 brands you have mentioned but certainly not any tube which is what your sentence could be interpreted as.0 -
essex-commuter wrote:el_presidente wrote:a tube is a tube is a tube.
Maybe for the 3 brands you have mentioned but certainly not any tube which is what your sentence could be interpreted as.
+1 I've bought Decathlon tubes before and they just look and feel inferior to the name brands. Vittoria is another I recommend.0 -
kelsen wrote:essex-commuter wrote:el_presidente wrote:a tube is a tube is a tube.
Maybe for the 3 brands you have mentioned but certainly not any tube which is what your sentence could be interpreted as.
+1 I've bought Decathlon tubes before and they just look and feel inferior to the name brands. Vittoria is another I recommend.
yes yes but what colour are the dustcaps?<a>road</a>0 -
While I like the clear (brittle) schwalbe caps (and they are lighter than black) the best thing is the threaded stem and locknut a-la Presta.
My Daughter bought some Raleigh, not brilliant but nothing wrong with them.
SimonCurrently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0 -
I don't use dust caps as they slow me down (too heavy).
I have various yellow, clear and back dust caps in my 'box of bits', I will sell for £3 each or 2 for a fiver, plus P&P...PM me please.0 -
Does anyone else have a problem with the tip of the dust caps coming off thus rendering the capping of the dust ineffective? This tends to happen with the black ones, though I haven't really used the yellow or clear ones enough to say that they have the same problem.0
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...also, does anyone else feel that their bike goes completely out of balance if one tyre is capped and the other one isn't?0
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I bought yellow tyres so they matched my yellow dust caps.Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
Sun - Cervelo R3
Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX0 -
Get latex tubes,the Michelin ones are great.
Give you a magic carpet ride.
The French make great wines, cheeses, pate and truffles.
But don't forget they make innertubes every bit as tasty.0 -
Yes some tubes are better than other but it comes at a cost.Decathlon £2.99 for 2 and other brands around £4-5 each.
I fir Decathlon tubes every day and see very few issues, the issues I do get are mostly due to my loss of concentration while chatting to customers.0 -
Wappygixer wrote:Yes some tubes are better than other but it comes at a cost.Decathlon £2.99 for 2 and other brands around £4-5 each.
I fir Decathlon tubes every day and see very few issues, the issues I do get are mostly due to my loss of concentration while chatting to customers.0 -
Thanks all.
I think I'll be on the look out for some Contis. Yellow dust caps to go with the yellow logos on the Conti Gator Skins.
Who says branding doesn't work?FCN 3: Raleigh Record Ace fixie-to be resurrected sometime in the future
FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees
I'm hungry. I'm always hungry!0 -
Yeah, I've used Decathlon ones as well as more expensive Specialized ones and can't say I've noticed much difference in ride quality. Never tried latex though...Do not write below this line. Office use only.0
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sturmey wrote:Get latex tubes,the Michelin ones are great.
Give you a magic carpet ride.
The French make great wines, cheeses, pate and truffles.
But don't forget they make innertubes every bit as tasty.
Not really ideal for commuting though are they..? require pumping up almost daily0 -
The spares that I bought for my MTB are Nutrak (IIRC - fairly cheap from CRC); for my commuter, Michelin (got it thrown in when I bought the bike and has a black dust-cap, thank you for asking); for my road bike, Hutchinson with a tasteful light blue dust-cap. The only thing of note to choose between them is that the Mich and Hutch both have plain brass stems rather than having the lock nut on them so, if you use CO2 on the road to re-inflate, you have to figure out how to stop the valve being pushed in the rim when you apply the inflater whilst simultaneously avoiding getting frost bite in your fingers...
TBH, the price difference isn't that big a deal to me - I've only had to throw one away in the last 10 years of cycling so, whether they are £2.99 for 2 of £3.99 for 1, the pence per mile is tiny. The main thing is that, when I need my spare, it needs to work!
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