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good bicycle tube

  • 21-08-2010 1:01pm
    #1
    thebourke
    Registered Users Posts: 1,350 ✭✭✭


    i have a specialised sirrus bike that i commute to work with every week..average 100km's per week.
    I have been getting a few punctures lately..can anyone recommend a good tube or are they all the same...


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  • #2
    Captain Havoc
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 11,393 Mod ✭✭✭✭Captain Havoc


    Continental are my preference. You should also look at pumping your tyres more or changing your tyres.

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  • #3
    FISMA
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,616 ✭✭✭FISMA


    Bourke,
    Don't be afraid to post an image if you are getting a lot of punctures. Perhaps, we could diagnose.

    Make sure you try and mark off where the punctures are occurring on the tire and the rim. If it is in the same place then something is wrong. Could be a tire, bad rim tape, or lot's of other things.

    Snake-bites are easy to diagnose and demonstrate improper tube insertion.

    By marking the area on the tire and rim, you'll find problems. Once I had a tire that was eating tubes, felt the tire, and all was well. However, under pressure, the tire allowed radials to pinch through. Cost me two tubes, but at least I figured it out.

    There's lots of thick tubes out there. I buy the cheap tubes. I have not found the high end stuff to be anymore resistance to punctures.


  • #4
    ballyharpat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,823 ✭✭✭ballyharpat


    where is the best place to get cheap tubes?
    I just spent e7 at the LBS


  • #5
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,504 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    You can buy online, but the difference is minimal unless buying in bulk.

    I actually don't recommend this, I bought in bulk and I've had to give a lot away. A repair kit should be your first port of call. Two or three tubes and a repair kit will last a looooong time. In theory you could patch a tube for as long as there is room for a patch. I've been running on a patched tyre for over a year and didn't know until a recent tyre change. I certainly wouldn't have been able to feel it.

    Unless the valve is damaged you can reuse the tube.

    As for the punctures, what type of tyres do you have and do you own a floor/track pump?


  • #6
    ballyharpat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,823 ✭✭✭ballyharpat


    Hey DV, thanks for the response.
    I am riding Conti attack/force. I have had 3 flats since I got back home. Wouldn't have had that many in a year in the states.
    I have a floor pump and about 12 tubes coming from the states with my shipment. So at the minute when I get a flat, I either change on the ride using CO2 inflator, or if I am at home, I go to the lbs with the wheel. I could get tubes on PBK for $3 over, and here it's e5.50 on PBK, that's like $7!!
    What the hell!


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