Cheap inner tubes vs expensive ones

blablablacksheep

Looking to stock up on some inner tubes, for MTB(new Nerve al 8....opps another bike)

I'm wondering whether expensive tubes are better than cheap ones?

Example: On-One inner tube £1.79
Vs
Schwalbe SV/AV13 £3.95
conti 26" £4.99

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cooldad

Not in my experience. I stocked up on On One ones, and they have been fine, plus have red dust caps to make you go faster.

97th choice

cooldad wrote:

, plus have red dust caps to make you go faster.

But the downside is you get more pinch flats

cooldad

97th choice wrote:

cooldad wrote:

, plus have red dust caps to make you go faster.

But the downside is you get more pinch flats

I ride so fast my tyres never touch the ground.

ilovedirt

I use CRC airwaves ones, puncture them just as quickly as any more expensive ones! Tubeless soon methinks...

97th choice

CRC or btwin cheapos for me, but I've just realised that the rims on my new bike are tubeless ready so think I'll try that myself when a new set of tyres comes calling

Myster101

cooldad wrote:

97th choice wrote:

cooldad wrote:

, plus have red dust caps to make you go faster.

But the downside is you get more pinch flats

I ride so fast my tyres never touch the ground.

You don't need tubes or tyres then....or even wheels :P

As for the OP, go for the cheap ones.

cooldad

Myster101 wrote:

cooldad wrote:

97th choice wrote:

cooldad wrote:

, plus have red dust caps to make you go faster.

But the downside is you get more pinch flats

I ride so fast my tyres never touch the ground.

You don't need tubes or tyres then....or even wheels :P

As for the OP, go for the cheap ones.

That is just silly If I didn't have wheels, where would I put my spokely dokelys?
Seriously, think before you post rubbish.

Levi_501

cooldad wrote:

Myster101 wrote:

cooldad wrote:

97th choice wrote:

cooldad wrote:

, plus have red dust caps to make you go faster.

But the downside is you get more pinch flats

I ride so fast my tyres never touch the ground.

You don't need tubes or tyres then....or even wheels :P

As for the OP, go for the cheap ones.

That is just silly If I didn't have wheels, where would I put my spokely dokelys?
Seriously, think before you post rubbish.

But Contis come with yellow dust caps and they make go even faster!

Lagrange

I use heavyweight ones - freeride / downhill spec which are more expensive and I don'tget punctures. I gues the extra weight will slow you down but the SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN observation that yellow and red caps add speed - then adopting that LAW of PHYSICS by using at least one red and yellow will take you through the sound barrier.

97th choice

No, they cancel themselves out. Come on people get a grip FFS!

cooldad

Absolutely. Anyway yellow is a happy colour, and only belongs on hippy type rigid SS. Not real bikes.

ilovedirt

Surely they repel? So if you had a red one and stuck a yellow one onto the opposite side of the rim, you'd never need to pedal

teeoffchris

Does anyone use the slime smart tubes? self healinginner tube.

are they any good?

The Rookie

Genuine slime aren't too bad, many cheaper copies are rubbish....but they are HEAVY.

bamba

I went for the overkill maxxis downhill tube 2.5/2.7 stuffed in to a 2.3 tyre ,never punctured , touch wood.

gt-arrowhead

Lagrange wrote:

I use heavyweight ones - freeride / downhill spec which are more expensive and I don'tget punctures. I gues the extra weight will slow you down but the SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN observation that yellow and red caps add speed - then adopting that LAW of PHYSICS by using at least one red and yellow will take you through the sound barrier.

Please....i have PLASTIC ANODIZED EFFECT RED ones....the lighter weight and the shiny-ness takes you beyond the speed of light.

gt-arrowhead

I buy my inner tubes from tesco, none of them have burst yet. Tesco Value!

cooldad

Except they are really horse intestines. Really.

stubs

CRC Airwaves tubes me and my mate bought a box of 10 each and neither of us has punctured since. So buying a big box of tubes guarantees no punctures it must be the magic green valve caps.

cooldad

But of course the vital question is, do they lock?

gt-arrowhead

cooldad wrote:

Except they are really horse intestines. Really.

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