Crappy inner tubes on me new bike

Zombie_donkey
Zombie_donkey Posts: 359
edited August 2011 in Commuting general
My Giant came with some Ching Sheng inner tubes that failed to hold more than 30 PSI from day 1. After a couple of months both have now failed at the base of the valve. One went when the LBS was servicing it and they replaced it with a Specialized tube FOC. The other one went at work today and I didn't have a spare so I had to get a lift home.

Why fit such crummy tubes on an otherwise decent bike?

On the bright side I took the opportunity to swap the slicks over for some Knobbly Maxxis 2.1" tyres ready for my Wales trip.
Giant Escape M1....
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The bike the Goodies rode
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Donkey on Roller skates.......OK I'm lying, but I am down to one bike right now and I feel bad about it,

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  • tptvmbircn
    tptvmbircn Posts: 782
    Ching Sheng, good friend of mine, al give him a telling flip my lid i will! haha
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Mine came with tubes from the same manufacturer, I like them, they're the lightest tubes I've got!
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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    I think OEM tubes do tend to be poor.

    My wife's new bike had one tube go on first day.

    I strongly suspect that it was the shop pinching the tube as they did say how stiff they had found getting the Marathon plus on to the rim.

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