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Wrench force wrench force presta Tube

1.88/5 (8 Reviews)
MSRP : $4.00


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wrench force wrench force presta


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Reviews 1 - 8 (8 Reviews Total)

User Reviews

Overall Rating:1
Value Rating:1
Submitted by Stew a Cross Country Rider from SLC, Utah

Date Reviewed: October 16, 2003

Strengths:    Puncture resistant

Weaknesses:    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?

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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.

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Don a Weekend Warrior from Anaheim,CA

Date 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!!

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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

Overall Rating:1
Value Rating:1
Submitted by BigBubba a Weekend Warrior from Wrentham,MA USA

Date Reviewed: August 2, 2001

Strengths:    none

Weaknesses:    not pinch resistant

Bottom Line:   
blow 1 or 2 tubes everytime out

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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

Overall Rating:1
Value Rating:1
Submitted by Andreas a Cross Country Rider from Tucson

Date Reviewed: July 7, 2001

Strengths:    weight, cool color cap (red), price

Weaknesses:    everything, these things go flat when you breathe on them...
PRICE


Bottom 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)

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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

Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Nick a Weekend Warrior from Tempe

Date Reviewed: June 19, 2001

Strengths:    Economical, even from a bike shop


Weaknesses:    Heavier than more expensive tubes

Bottom 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.

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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

Overall Rating:1
Value Rating:1
Submitted by Colin from Vancouver Canada

Date Reviewed: May 17, 2001

Strengths:    4mm thickness

Weaknesses:    PRESTA VALVE!!! they messed up my rim

Bottom 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!!!!

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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!

Overall Rating:1
Value Rating:1
Submitted by Alfonso a Cross Country Rider from Oakland, CA, USA

Date 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 these

Weaknesses:    everything: bloody valve stems rip, ribbed surfaces can't be patched effectively, heavy, same price as better tubes in the market

Bottom 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.

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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

Overall Rating:1
Submitted by Justin a Cross-Country Rider from Chico CA

Date Reviewed: June 2, 1999

Strengths:    
it works for a while


Weaknesses:    
the presta stem rips off


Bottom 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.

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Favorite Trail:   
the one I just rode for the first time

Duration Product Used:   
1 Year


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