Inner Tubes. Whats Everyone Using?

[Andeee]

Hi there just a quick topic just curious what innertubes everyone is using and what they have found the best.

So far i have used:

Tesco tubes which are the best i have come across they work even better with an old tube cut in half n wrapped around it.

Wilkos tubes which were ok

Asda tubes which didnt last long

Schwalbes which were ok aswell.

I ride stock btw but whats the best tube in terms of thickness n life span?

Thanks

Andy

[dannytrialskid]

Hi there just a quick topic just curious what innertubes everyone is using and what they have found the best.

Tesco tubes - I haven't used these before.

Wilkos tubes which were ok - These lasted me one ride each time.

Asda tubes which didnt last long - I haven't used these before.

Schwalbes which were ok aswell. - I haven't used these before.

I ride stock btw but whats the best tube in terms of thickness n life span?

Thanks

Andy

I currently have Kenda. They lasted me quite long. Although yesturday my valve split.

So far I would choose Kenda over every tube that I have tried so far.

Going to try the Maxxis and the Try-All ones next.

Might aswell experiment to see what suits you best.

Don't forget that everyone rides different. Your either a basher or a smooth rider or somewhere inbetween. So the tube depends on how you ride, e.g. no point getting a thin tube when your a basher. If your a smooth rider a thin tube would be fine, yet I would still never buy a thin tube again!

[Laurence--Trials]

I'm on mod but i have:

Front kenda rear monty 19"

[dirt jumper jake]

What ive found to be the best is:

Front - maxxis welter weight

Rear - Kenda Dh

[higgzGU!]

tesco front and rear, can't go wrong.

[t-comp-kierz]

tesco front and rear, can't go wrong.

+1

[Matthew_Gibson]

When I rode stock, I just ran halfords own 2.1" - 2.5" NEVER had a pinch, I was running dual wall tyre.

on the mod think its a Kenda, but got a few pinch flats! on the front just halfords tube again

[Vortexor]

Front Asda and Rear Kenda DH 19"

[weirdoku]

Got some shitty wilkinsons £1.18 20" tube on the front. Perfectly fine.

A 20" Schwalbes heavy duty in the rear. Only 2 or 3 snakebites in about 3 months. But otherwise perfectly fine.

[Dwarf Shortage]

tesco front and rear, can't go wrong.

+1, until my fat basher of a mate has a ride and punctures it in under 2 minutes.

[aener]

Usually a pair of wilko's tubes, though I have a 26" Schwalbe in the front at the minute, as no shops were open and my old one died on the valve.

Really cool. Shoved a section of the tube back down inside itself so there's a part that's double thickness.

Makes a rather noticeable heavy-spot there, but we don't roll fast

Pinch the back maybe once a month. Try-all tyres are amazing at not getting pinches. Folded my rim without getting one

[monkeyseemonkeydo]

tesco front and rear, can't go wrong.

I haven't repaired a tube for about 9 years now so it's all about the cheapness on the 24". Usd to be 79p Kenda's from Trago Mills but only got down there once or twice a year so now tend to use Tesco 90% of the time. I do have some fat Echo 19" ones for the back of the Zoo though.

[Mark W]

Used a Tesco tube when I got caught short on a ride and it was alright. Got a pinch pretty quickly, but that was in a phase of near constant pinches. Just sticking with Kenda unboxed tubes at the moment - seem to be pretty good strength/weight, not massively expensive, work really well.

[Oli P]

I have been using an Airwave tube on the back for the last month and they are very good, had one pinch and that was only when I fell off. The only down side is that they are not the lightest tubes.

Also Im running a tesco tube on the front and have done for a long time with the occasional pinch.

I did run tesco tubes on the rear but found that they stretched to much on the rear and got lots of pinches.

Im using single ply tyres.

Edited September 18, 2010 by Oli P