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Submitted by
Berf
a Cross Country Rider
from Ocala,Fl; USA
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Santos | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$6.00 | | Purchased At: | Streits Cyclery | | Strengths: | Cost I suppose. This however is almost a moot issue. See below. | | Weaknesses: | Weight, durability. The durability is the main thing I,m hung up on. | | Similar Products Used: | All. | | Bike Setup: | Schwinn Homegrown Pro. Easton carbon fiber bars, and post. Mostly XT stuff, XTR rear. 22.5 lb rocket. | | Bottom Line: | The tubes didn't work at all for me. I was very disappointed in the performance. I rode the tube one time, once and guess what, a flat. I didn't hit anything unusual. I had plenty of air in the tube (no pinch flat), so go figure. I had intended to ride over an extra day off over the X-mas holiday, instead I spent it cursing this tube. Come on one lousy ride, I could get more than that from a "no name" tube. I can't reccommend this product to anybody. At least anybody that wants to ride, and not fix flats. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jippy
a Cross Country Rider
from Kinnear's Mills
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$4.00 | | Strengths: | German version: Slick, powder coated, good thickness to weight ratio,pinch flat proof, inexpensive.
Taiwanese version: not better than any other cheap tube. | | Weaknesses: | German version: None for XC use except that it is maybe no longer made...hard to find at least.
Taiwanese version: same as any cheap tube... too expensive for low quality. | | Bottom Line: | Super nice reliable tube but don't be fooled by the Taiwanese cheap version. Look for the all in german labeled box. This is not the same tube at all. The German one is perfectly slick and covered with powder to let it slip inside the tire to prevent pinch flat. I'm not sure if the Taiwanese version has replaced the german version completely or if the two version exist simultaneously but if you can find the german one, don't hesitate to buy it, you won't be disapointed! Quite nice yellow valve cap by the way!
Note that my rating is for the German version...and it really deserve a perfect score. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dean
a Weekend Warrior
from Akron
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$5.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | None that I can see. | | Weaknesses: | Poor build quality. | | Similar Products Used: | Assorted inexpensive tubes. | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh M50 | | Bottom Line: | Tube lasted about 15 miles of smooth trail use, then split along a mold seam. And just because Conti is a German brand, don't expect this tube to come from Europe - mine was clearly labelled made in Taiwan.
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Submitted by
Aaron
a Cross-Country Rider
from Santiago, Chile
Date Reviewed: December 24, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
None | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Durability
Price | | Weaknesses: |
Weight perhaps | | Similar Products Used: |
Trek
Specialized
Taiwanese various
Self-sealing | | Bike Setup: |
Softride Powerwing MTB | | Bottom Line: | Great, reliable tube. Not the lightest at about 200 grams (I'm guessing, don't have a scale here), but after flating about once a week with others, these have consistently held out. Price is good and they are going strong after a month and about 500 miles of use.
If you trail ride and want something reliable, I highly recommend these. They've been faithful and while they are not a 90 gram wonder, they've held their pressure under constant abuse (and I've run over a lot of glass). | | Overall Rating: |
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