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Stew
a Cross Country Rider
from SLC, UtahDate Reviewed: October 16, 2003
Strengths: Puncture resistantWeaknesses: Um, the stem. It needs more glue.Bottom Line: I've ridden over cactus and not got a flat. The things are pretty heavy, but you pick your poison: flats or weight. But would it be too much to ask that the stems stay on? So they don't puncture, but have you ever tried to wrap a patch around the stem to make it stick back on the tube?
Favorite Trail: T Mountain, Wasatch Crest, Pipeline, Mueller
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$12.00
Purchased At: Fisher's
Similar Products Used: NashBar, Specialized, Maxxis
Bike Setup: 2002 Slayer, Fuzzy Dice, Dropped slow -n-low.
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Don
a Weekend Warrior
from Anaheim,CADate Reviewed: May 3, 2002
Strengths: No Flats. Decent price.Weaknesses: Weight. Heavy, Heavy . Ribbed section will not take a patch well, but i've never had a flat to test this. I suppose they COULD contribute to a harsh ride due to thier thickness.Bottom Line: These tubes deliver what they promise. I'm a 235lb rider and have had ZERO flats in 700 miles . I ride 60% rugged So. Cal. trails and 40% glass strewn road.They do lose about 1pound of pressure a week ,but so will most tubes. Two of my buddies run these tubes and none of us have EVER had a flat. It makes it hard to justify taking a pump with us on the trail. LOL I highly recommend these tubes!!
Favorite Trail: Whiting Ranch
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$6.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Stock Condom/tubes
Bike Setup: KHS Alite 2000 , Easton EA70 risers , stem riser , Post Modern Bracer suspension post , Geax Evolution clinchers ,Performance Body Geometry grips
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BigBubba
a Weekend Warrior
from Wrentham,MA USADate Reviewed: August 2, 2001
Strengths: noneWeaknesses: not pinch resistantBottom Line: blow 1 or 2 tubes everytime out
Favorite Trail: Borderland
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$5.00
Purchased At: Mountain Bikes & More
Similar Products Used: specialized(much better)
Bike Setup: sugar3 disc w/ cane creek 12, race face rings and bash guard
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Andreas
a Cross Country Rider
from TucsonDate Reviewed: July 7, 2001
Strengths: weight, cool color cap (red), priceWeaknesses: everything, these things go flat when you breathe on them...
PRICEBottom Line: Too bad I can't give it a zero flaming chili rating.
These things pinchflatted with 55psi! flats and slow leaks EVERY single time out on the trail (granted this is rocky, thorny AZ). The ONLY time I didn't get a flat while on the trail, I couldn't believe it... Worry not though,I got TWO flats during the next ride (front and back)....
Buy only if you like fixing flats under a 110F sun... (i.e. masochist of the highest order)
Favorite Trail: Fantasy Island
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$4.00
Purchased At: bikezone.com
Similar Products Used: kenda ultralites, regular beefie presta tubes
Bike Setup: Schwinn Homegrown pro, XTR everything, syncros cranks, hugi 240n/mavic 225 wheelsets, selle italia flite gel, rock shox judy DH
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Nick
a Weekend Warrior
from TempeDate Reviewed: June 19, 2001
Strengths: Economical, even from a bike shop
Weaknesses: Heavier than more expensive tubesBottom Line: I ride trials on these and have landed on them hard a couple of times and pinch flats have never been an issue. I've never tried them at high pressures. I've never had a valve rip off, but it's a possibility that the people below tightened the locknut too much. As for the rim cutting the valve, that's just ignorance; if you run a presta valve in a schrader-drilled rim, get one of the rubber inserts from your LBS. That will stop that problem, which is not specific to this particular tube. It's a thick, strong tube. Its weight is its only downfall that I can see.
Favorite Trail: Urban trials
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Lots.
Bike Setup: Planet X Zebdi with a full complement of trials gear
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Colin
from Vancouver CanadaDate Reviewed: May 17, 2001
Strengths: 4mm thicknessWeaknesses: PRESTA VALVE!!! they messed up my rimBottom Line: DO NOT BUY A TUBE WITH A PRESTA VALVE!!
if you do not have a rim made with a presta honed valve hole you risk REALLY messing up your rim...
Presta has a screw thread that runs all the way to the rubber on the tube(whats up with that???) so when the tube is on the rim; the valve rubs against the hole and pretty much cuts it away!
DO NOT BUY A PRESTA!!!! AVOID THEM AT ALLLLLLLL COST!!!!
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$5.00
Purchased At: The Cyclepath (Vancouver BC CAN.)
Similar Products Used: any other urban tube...
Bike Setup: 2000 Psycle Werks WildHare (f/s) CUSTOM!
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Alfonso
a Cross Country Rider
from Oakland, CA, USADate Reviewed: October 16, 2000
Strengths: when a spare tube's the only thing that makes the difference between riding or walking home, you MIGHT be able to depend on one of theseWeaknesses: everything: bloody valve stems rip, ribbed surfaces can't be patched effectively, heavy, same price as better tubes in the marketBottom Line: I've gone through eight of these tubes in 3 weeks and 120 miles of moderate trail riding. Only reason I had eight is because I like to keep a stock of them at home and one for the ride. I exhausted my entire supply in a ridiculously short amount of time. Three of these were thrown out immediately due to bad valve stems that were ripped at the base. Worst of all, I happened to be riding on a spare tube which was punctured at a portion where the surface of the tube is ribbed (why???). I patched the area and rode home, but had to pump every 3 miles since air still leaked out the side of the patch.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: Avenir, Specialized, Panaracer, no name Taiwanese ones
Bike Setup: '00 Santa Cruz Superlight, full custom build
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Justin
a Cross-Country Rider
from Chico CADate Reviewed: June 2, 1999
Strengths:
it works for a whileWeaknesses:
the presta stem rips offBottom Line: it sucks when you buy all new tubes including replacing all thoes spairs and you find out that they have a comon flaw and they will all fail.
Favorite Trail:
the one I just rode for the first time
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
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