wanna be trials rider Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 hello T.F. thought you lot would like to hear some important info i have been told from a very reliable sorce.have had a look in th forum and cant see anythin on this issue so hear it goes!!!!AS OF JUNE/JULY THIS YEAR,COMPANYS THAT MAKE INNER TUBES WILL NO LONGER BE PRODUCING ANY UNTIL OIL CRISIS COMES TO SOME SORT CONCLUSION!!!!!THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE BUTYL THAT IS BOUGHT FROM THE OIL COMPANYS HAS DRASTICALLY WENT UP IN PRICE WHICH THE INNER TUBE COMPANYS CANNOT PAY SO YOU CAN EITHER PANIC OR BULK BUY MY LOCAL BIKE SHOP WAS WARNED ABOUT THIS FROM HIS SUPPLIER AND HAS STOCKED UP A GOOD SUPPLY (BOUT 4 MONTHS WORTH) HAS ANYBODY ELSE BEEN TOLD THIS??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan x) Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 No....i wonder if tesco will still have theirs i think ill have to stock up to be honest.Thanks dude.Dan, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czar-rider Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 lol i don't think that will happen to be honest m8,but if it does i will be buying millions of tubes for safe keepings!!!thanks anyway buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum-Luvs-Trials Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 If this is true, I'm going to be ordering about 3 more from tarty's forthe back and 3 more for the front.Never had and punctures inthe back thow so I should be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan x) Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 If this is true, I'm going to be ordering about 3 more from tarty's forthe back and 3 more for the front.Never had and punctures inthe back thow so I should be ok.very specific Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanna be trials rider Posted May 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 lol i don't think that will happen to be honest m8,but if it does i will be buying millions of tubes for safe keepings!!!thanks anyway buddy well this has been told to me mate who runs his own bike shop,his supplier told him (A WELL KNOWN COMPANY) who he deals with direct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 LOL what oil crisis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanna be trials rider Posted May 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 LOL what oil crisisthe fact that oil wells are getting harder to find etc etc why do you think petrol and deisel have all gone up??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 in a few more years there will be a problem, we will be fine for a while, seeing as places such as saudi arabia have oil reserves and there are many untapped reserves atm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 (edited) the fact that oil wells are getting harder to find etc etc why do you think petrol and deisel have all gone up??? well the petrol stuff of late was because of a plant closeing down for a day or 2 due to strike. And also alot of the price increase in the last year or what ever is to do with china and the amount it demands because of its huge population.I highly doubt that the amount of inner tubes will dry up and companys will stop making them. Edited May 6, 2008 by basher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 the fact that oil wells are getting harder to find etc etc why do you think petrol and deisel have all gone up??? Not because of a lack of oil, thats for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanna be trials rider Posted May 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Not because of a lack of oil, thats for sure.well from what i was told it still worth keepin in mind well the petrol stuff of late was because of a plant closeing down for a day or 2 due to strike. And also alot of the price increase in the last year or what ever is to do with china and the amount it demands because of its huge population.I highly doubt that the amount of inner tubes will dry up and companys will stop making them.the price of petrol had risen before th plant closed while the workers were on strike because of pay rise issues?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banananana Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Or just get a puncture kit.......My tube is about 6 months old lol, still going strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Be more conserned about metal frame prices to be honestEspecially seeing as tubes are failry inelastic price goods, there very much a nessessity, so will make em for a higher price not stop making them lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robonatomz Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 (edited) All bikes and parts are going up, some this month and some next year.Basically, the real big companies that buy a lot from tiwan have an agreed price for the rest of the year. Any of the smaller ones are subject to price rises sooner.Steel is afected more than alloy, so not too much bad news for us trials guy's, Most of the alloy framed bikes that i stock are going up around 12 percent, Most of the real cheap steel stuff is going up as much as 20 percent,Rubber is allso going up, i have noticed a price increase in tubes already, But most bike shops make a huge proffit on tubes and should be able to absorb these initial increases. As for tesco, they but a lot of stuff direct from the far east and in far bigger numbers than most suplyers in the country so they should have the same price for the rest of the year, (tesco probably tell taiwan how much they are going to paye for them! lol)I dont know how it affects any of the trials brands, but most of the mainstream brands i deal with have gone up as of this month including, raleigh, claud butler, and most of the cheaper makes, people like Hotwheels, importer of GT, Mongoose, charge. And even 2x2, importers of Kona, Landrover etc are stayin put untill 2009.Not sure if i have explained that very well but hey try'd , lolRobo yer and dont get me started about the fuel costs, it's tax all bloody tax, Gordon Brown stuffing us all. The price of fuel is over 60 percent duty. price of oil my arse! Oil is priced in dollors right? at the moment the dollor is weak against the pound, So why the hell dont we get more oil to the pound, surly more dollors the the pound should mean more oil to the pound! aaaaarrrrrrr! Edited May 6, 2008 by onzabob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf the Yellow Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 i hear fuel prices are going up to about £1.50 per litre by autumn, but it won't stop people from driving cars.so whats the problem with inner tubes?manufacturers pay sweet f.a. for rubber anyway, retailers make most of the money in tubes steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Some rubbish about tubes and oilIf the oil is set to rise in price or run out, I think we have more important things to worry about that inner tubes, to be honest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack pyle Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 If this is true won't that mean that other products made of rubber (tyres etc) will stop being made as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mista-neos Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 Oh noo i get one on the frount every week so im screwed lol im going to get some of those "run on flats" should do some good whoop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 Or just get a puncture kit.......My tube is about 6 months old lol, still going strong.Same, I've been using the same for a year. I'll just grow my own oil. If that's possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 (edited) Tubes will be made. Maybe not in the UK... but you could buy them from the States? I swear most shops import them now anyway.TartyBikes will have them fo' sure! Edited May 8, 2008 by Hendrix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrAsHeR Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Just get them from ebay.You get packs of 10 for a quid each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Funniest/ dumbist topic this week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hI-OOPS-CAPS Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 the fact that oil wells are getting harder to find etc etc why do you think petrol and deisel have all gone up??? you never think gordon browns greedy meathooks just want to fund more things?suppose ill have to stock up, wont come in wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Time to go tubeless kids!Drilled rims are out, i repeat, drilled rims are out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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