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Avenir
T.R. (Thorn Resistant) tube
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Submitted by
flydog
a Cross Country Rider
from Phoenix, AZ
Date Reviewed: September 15, 2009 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | Amazon.com | | Strengths: | Price and durability | | Weaknesses: | Weight | | Similar Products Used: | Forte | | Bike Setup: | Motobecane 400HT | | Bottom Line: | I was getting 2-3 flats a week from those pesky Arizona goat thorns before mounting these tubes. Since then I have ridden over 200 miles on and off road without a single flat. The only downside is they weigh twice as much as regular tubes, but I am saving $10-$15 a week on tubes. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Drew
a Weekend Warrior
from Nyc
Date Reviewed: December 7, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Stronger than Steel ... haha | | Weaknesses: |
Weight | | Similar Products Used: |
Salsa simply crap tubes, ect | | Bike Setup: |
trek y3 '99 with manitou sx-r spins, all the good stuff | | Bottom Line: | these tubes rule ... these tubes have held up against everything I've thrown at it ... i pump up my tires with alot of psi ... for road conditions. since nyc doesn't have as many trails as i like ... anyhow... no flat... and lots of hard riding ... when i do goto trails... i've done 8 foot drops... no prob i still have my stock presta tube in front... but my rear is this one... i paid 10 bucks for mine... got alittle ripped? ... yep ... mine was made by kenda... but mine, avenir, and chein sheng ... are the same... just different boxes... If you need good protection and willing to add alittle weight ... get these... will save you weight on extra tubes and patch kits ... makes my live easier... i don't need my toolkit all the time in case of flats ... ect that makes up for the difference... in the near future i might try out the maxxis maxxis... but i doubt those will last longer than the salsa's ... which lasted a total of 1 hour ... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy Threewitt
a Cross-Country Rider
from Mokena, Illinois
Date Reviewed: August 13, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
anything within 2 hours | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
doesn't flat easily | | Weaknesses: |
none that i can think of | | Similar Products Used: |
most basic MTB tubes | | Bike Setup: |
'99 Fisher Marlin | | Bottom Line: | best tube I've ever used-extra weight is negligible-hit some barbed wire yesterday-no flat, (quite impressive) | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jefftallica
a Cross-Country Rider
from tempe, az
Date Reviewed: May 22, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
corona loma | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
(almost) never get a flat | | Weaknesses: |
heavy, more expensive than regualar tubes (though much cheaper than latex) | | Similar Products Used: |
specialized thorn proof
slimed tubes
spin skins | | Bike Setup: |
specialized rockhopper FS, rockshox indy, no front derailluer | | Bottom Line: | goathead thorns are a huge problem in arizona- therefor, the need for flat resistant tubes. specialized t.p. tubes don't work worth crap- i flatted several times on some of the smaller goathead thorns. slimed tubes haven't worked well for me, either, and spin skins are just flat out junk. avenir's tubes CAN be puntured by a type of extremely long thorn that drops off of a kind of tree (the name escapes me), but my occurences with this are rare. pinch flats are non-existent with avenir's tubes. the weight is annoying, but even more annoying is repairing flats. for now, this is the best product for preventing flats in my area. | | Overall Rating: |
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