tubes?

mike hunts alpine

After some spare 26" tubes for emergencies any suggestions on some decent ones please?
Have 2.35 " tyres on if that matters idk?
No more than a tenner a piece.

The Northern Monkey

Halfords

mike hunts alpine

Not cheaper online?

Chunkers1980

Have you looked? All the usual places. Tubes are tubes really. Some are lightweight, some are DH, most are just tubes if you get the value to fit your rim.

cooldad

And by value he means valve. Before you ask.

mike hunts alpine

Chunkers1980 wrote:

Have you looked? All the usual places. Tubes are tubes really. Some are lightweight, some are DH, most are just tubes if you get the value to fit your rim.

Now I know that just thought that there might have been specific ones to go for. Or ones that are sworn by.

mike hunts alpine

And ones to stay away from.

poah

presta or schrader valve

97th choice

They're just inner tubes. Any bike shop will probably sell you three for a tenner that will do the job.

mike hunts alpine

Presta

mike hunts alpine

Fair enough

russyh

Go tubeless, inner tubes are so last decade!

stubs

Got a load of On One tubes a while back they were going for £1.99 each, the offer is still on they are black round and rubbery and hold in air.

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/TUOO26MTB/on_one_26_mtb_inner_tube

mike hunts alpine

stubs wrote:

Got a load of On One tubes a while back they were going for £1.99 each, the offer is still on they are black round and rubbery and hold in air.

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/TUOO26MTB/on_one_26_mtb_inner_tube

Cheers for your help thatl save es a few quid

poah

mike hunts alpine wrote:

Presta

I use these ones

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/geax-mtb-ultralite-inner-tube/

The Rookie

As I repair tubes I rarely buy them, but do have a pile of tubes in the shed that are unwanted!

chrisw333

There's a lot of facetious answers here. Like others I just tend to buy what is on offer.

However, when there are threads about weight saving etc, normally plenty of people chip in about lighter weight tyres and tubes. I wouldn't have thought a couple of specific suggestions along these lines as an option would have taken any more time to type than the humorous answers and may have been a bit more useful to the OP as an option?

Chunkers1980

Can't really see the facetious answers here. Considering you too have taken time to post and have some ideas, couldn't you have suggested something helpful rather than a moan?

CitizenLee

Pretty sure there's already a Monday Moaners thread....

I just buy whatever is cheapest in my LBS, or whatever is on offer online if I'm buying something else. The only thing I’d say is avoid DH tubes unless you want to double the rolling weight of your wheels.. or ride a lot of DH obviously

The Rookie

Personally I like Schwalbe tubes, and I run one size undersize to save some weight, about £4 a tube but as they last much longer than a tyre it's not really a significant expense.

Lewis A

If the tube's for your pack then get cheap presta (non car type), even if you use schrader, as they will fit anyone's rims (useful if anyone's stupid enough to go out without spares)

Lewis A

Oh, my spares were from Tesco, £3 for 3, I've had less punctures than I had with the nice Schwalbe ones that came with the bike, although the valve is noticeably more difficult to fit a pump to...

chrisw333

Chunkers1980 wrote:

Can't really see the facetious answers here. Considering you too have taken time to post and have some ideas, couldn't you have suggested something helpful rather than a moan?

It's not really about moaning, it's about giving advice if the knowledge is out there. I don't know much about tubes and as I said get whatever is on offer. Maybe more flippant than facetious on reflection.

but this is

The Rookie wrote:

Personally I like Schwalbe tubes, and I run one size undersize to save some weight, about £4 a tube but as they last much longer than a tyre it's not really a significant expense.

is somewhat more useful than saying "any" don't you think?

Jomox

Liking the slime tubes at moment, no punctures so far (Touches wood) Just careful when adjusting pressure as they like to spit green snotty goo at you.