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Submitted by
Kev
a Cross Country Rider
from Portsmouth England
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Solent breeze | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came fitted to Merida bike | | Strengths: | Covered approx 1900 miles with these tubes with only one puncture. | | Weaknesses: | Dont know of any | | Similar Products Used: | Have used Specialized tubes on other bike with the same reliability. | | Bike Setup: | Standard Merida Matts sport 100 set up. | | Bottom Line: | Would have no problem with buying a new Cheng shin tube based on my experience and the fact it is good value for money.
Would recommend these tubes to anyone. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sharambra Patel
a
from Dallas
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | tubes are tubes arnt thay | | Weaknesses: | these ones pop on you | | Bottom Line: | bike ride if tube not pop, bike dont ride if tube pop. mite try this tubless thing just out, look sik | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MaxTO
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$3.00 | | Purchased At: | MEC | | Strengths: | Does the job...as long as it's not a lemon | | Weaknesses: | Seems weak (broke off valve), quality issues (some work, others leak) | | Similar Products Used: | Continental | | Bike Setup: | '07 Giant Boulder SE | | Bottom Line: | These came stock on my new bike. I decided to pick up a spare one while at MEC. Good thing that I picked up a Continental tube as well. When I replaced the tube it wouldn't hold air. I mounted it again, same results. I got fed up and put in a tube from a different manufacturer. The other one is still holding up, so my guess is that there are quality/consistency issues. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jorgex
a Weekend Warrior
from Almada, Portugal
Date Reviewed: September 22, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$3.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Similar Products Used: | Many Ritchey butyl tubes, Continental anti-snakebites(super!!), Maxxis fr/dh tubes, Nokian 2.1-3.0 tubes, Michelin c4(i guess?)...
| | Bike Setup: | Giant escaper'92 (hardtail), Manitou Axel 100mm(oem),Hope M4 disc brake, x-lite, Roox, Time pedals, Avid Flak Jacket, Rohloff chain, Hope, DT, SRAM gripshifts, Nokian blue tires, Primal jersey... | | Bottom Line: | It does the job for tires 1.75 to 2.1, nothing more than XC.
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Submitted by
Ryan
a
from Vancouver
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$4.00 | | Purchased At: | MEC | | Strengths: | Great for 2 rides. | | Weaknesses: | -funky asian name already makes me wonder
-suspicions were correct... they just started leaking air for no reason after sittin in my garage for a month and will always lose presure when tryin to ride it out. | | Similar Products Used: | Axiom Tubes, Continental MTB26 | | Bottom Line: | Sucks, spend a little more for a better tube and you'll save urself money. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from Chandler, AZ
Date Reviewed: December 10, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$4.00 | | Purchased At: | Local bike store | | Strengths: | Inexpensive & puncture resistance. | | Weaknesses: | It's only a matter of time before the stem separates from the tube. | | Similar Products Used: | Panaracer, Specialized | | Bike Setup: | Mrazek FS | | Bottom Line: | I’ve stuck with these tubes for 2 years and used spinskins duro underneath them. Can’t remember ever getting a flat here in AZ (unbelievable). The only complaint is that every tube broke off at the stem on the average of 3 to 4 months of use. 90% of the stems separated for the tube while the bike was sitting. The last time I used them I had both tubes break off at the stem on a ride and only had one spare, I was lucky that I was only riding the local canals and hitch a ride in a truck. That was the end of this tube for me, switched back to the normal tubes along with the flats but at least I know that I can patch the tube and make it home. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 27, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Came with/on bicycles. | | Strengths: | Inexpensive, thick, strong puncture resistance. | | Weaknesses: | Weight wise a little heavy, but I'd rather have stronger puncture resistance then multi flat tubes. | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda, Norco, IRC, Bontrager, Maxxis, Lambert, Panaracer. | | Bike Setup: | 1994 Raleigh Matterhorn/stock.
1996 GT Ricochet/stock - tires changed for slicks. | | Bottom Line: | These tubes are inexpensive and readily available at discount stores. Made of a good grade of butyl rubber, a little heavy, strong and great against punctures.
Bottom Line: On lesser expensive bikes they're good to have and if you suffer from multi flats it won't break your wallet.
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Submitted by
Bob
a
from Lawrenceville
Date Reviewed: September 10, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | lasted for 6 months. | | Weaknesses: | stem seperated from tube while pumping tire. I have read several other reviews of this same issue. Tube is poorly made at stem area. | | Similar Products Used: | WTB | | Bike Setup: | Fisher Paragon 29" | | Bottom Line: | Tube should have lasted longer, never seen a tube pull apart at the stem like this.. I ride 2 different bikes 2/week so I've been through a few tubes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hank Jien
a Weekend Warrior
from Surrey, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: March 30, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | South Surrey Atheletic Park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Purchased At: | Mount Equip Co-op | | Strengths: | durable
smooth suface for touching
clean for touching too
not expensive
lightweight | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Kenda tubes, Axiom(Norco) | | Bike Setup: | carbon frame, XT drivetrain, Truvativ Firex ISIS cranks, ISIS bb, Titec Hellbent XC handlebar, IKE stem, Formula Cartridge Hubs laced onto Alex G2000 | | Bottom Line: | Cheng-Shin is actually the same manufacture as Maxxis. In Taiwan we call it Cheng Shin but the ones that get exported are called Maxxis. So it's made by the same manufacture.
These tubes are really strong and durable. I think that how often your tube gets pinched has something to do with the tires, so don't blame them when it gets pinched. I think these are good for most of the riders except if your're really rough like a downhiller. I think these are the best tires after all these years of experience. They are really cheap compared to regular tubes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Big Dave
a Cross Country Rider
from Amherst MA
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Robert Frost | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | They never gave me any trouble for about 550 miles of rough trail riding. Until... | | Weaknesses: | The valve stem separated from the tube. It actually didn't happen while I was riding. It happened sometime overnight and in the morning half the stem had broken from the tube. | | Bike Setup: | Fisher Paragon | | Bottom Line: | Well I usually run 40psi in my tire which dosen't seem too unusual so I guess i got a bad tube. They came with my bike so I'm not going to complain too much but I would hope that a tube dosen't break on it's own. Oh well I guess you take a gamble with these tires they either hold up or they don't. I'll give it two chilis for overall because they did hold up for a year before this happened. Three for value because they came with the bike. By the way i have the 26*1.50 models. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hud
a
from Ft. Worth, Tx
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | stock on bike | | Strengths: | Cheap (price). | | Weaknesses: | Cheap (stems). | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Airlock | | Bike Setup: | Bontranger Rims and Jones Tires | | Bottom Line: | The price doesn't make up for the tendency of these tube's stems to break off. Reading other reviews, this seems to be a common problem. After about 500 miles of riding, you better replace these tubes; otherwise, you are going to find yourself out on the trail due to a flat caused by the &@#$ stem. I expect to get flats due to thorns, but not due to failure of the product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bigbon
a Weekend Warrior
from Riverside, AL
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Oak Mountain State Park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Fun Wheels Bicycles | | Strengths: | holds air
very tough | | Weaknesses: | heavy probably, but I'd rather have one that lasts. | | Bike Setup: | VelociRaptor tires | | Bottom Line: | Even when I have had this way underinflated it didn't flat. what else needs to be said about a tube? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bravho
a Cross Country Rider
from Belgium
Date Reviewed: April 13, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Ardennen | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | standard on the bike | | Strengths: | As all tubes, I suppose. | | Weaknesses: | The presta broke by changing a tube! Something I wish to nobody on the trial! | | Bike Setup: | Trek 6500 | | Bottom Line: | When you change your tube on the trial, prepare for a long walk!
It came standard on my bike and I had 1 for flats. I think I gonna change them ... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Red@Ant
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore, SMBF Forum
Date Reviewed: January 16, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Anywhere in Singapore | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Strengths: | It's cheap ... bombproof ... and extremely strong | | Weaknesses: | Heavy compared to other "branded" butyl or latex tubes ... but what is a few grams weight penalty when you have peace of mind knowing that you'll not catastrophically blow the tube when u bomb downhill | | Similar Products Used: | Numerous expensive branded lightweight latex and butyl tubes ... All either leak air(latex)... flats sooner or later (lightweight tubes) ... or have valves that are poorly glued to the tube | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Gt Zaskar Race Frame + miscellaneous parts | | Bottom Line: | To err is human ...
To soar is divine ...
Once you use Cheng Sim ...
Never will u fear heights ... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Schtoo
a Cross Country Rider
from Melbourne,Australia
Date Reviewed: October 12, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$3.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | They work, WELL!!
Rarely failed.
Patches stick to them well too. | | Weaknesses: | I dunno. | | Similar Products Used: | Didn't need to. | | Bike Setup: | 2 wheels and a frame. | | Bottom Line: | 10,000km, and the tubes never leaked any air. They lasted through 4 sets of tyres, several twisted wheels, and my amateurish attempts at tyre changing. Never hurt them even when I fouled up. And that's using levers, because they didn't make them nice, squishy sidewall ones then like they do now.
In the end, if you are damaging these tubes and it's not because of track hazards like rocks, glass etc, you really need to ask yourself "what am I doing wrong here", because it is not likely to be a tube fault.
I still have an 11 year old tube here, I bought it as a spare when I got my first MTB, never needed it then, never needed it since. Probably won't ever need it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob Daurge
a Cross Country Rider
from Exeter England
Date Reviewed: June 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Woodbury National XC course | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Excellent durability, strength, flats-what flats? | | Weaknesses: | Weight | | Similar Products Used: | various Kenda's, Vittoria Latex(excellent) | | Bike Setup: | Db alu Xc hardtail Full Xt,Judy's | | Bottom Line: | These sweet tubes came stock on my bike and they kick ass, I still haven't flatted them and I average 15k every day, sure they may be heavy especially compared to the Latex tubes I'm trying out on my front wheel and they may not have such a responsive feel for for sheer convience they rule it's just a pity that I can't find any in England as their such good value for money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JuDyBaba
a Cross Country Rider
from Malaysia
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Damn cheap, strong and easy to find.
| | Weaknesses: | NONE!!! | | Similar Products Used: | None. This is the only tube I have used and it'll be the only one. | | Bike Setup: | Hardtail | | Bottom Line: | This is the best ever tube available. Why waste on some other expensive tubes which are useless and blow on you all the time. Damn cheap tube. Some of you complain about weight. Is a few grams gonna make any difference?
Overall, the best tube ever!!! Cheng Shin rulezzzz.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff Wu
a Racer
from Pittsburgh, PA
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Cheap!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Weaknesses: | Not the lightest
flat as most inner tubes would | | Similar Products Used: | Maxxis 90g(made by Cheng Shin by the way) | | Bike Setup: | Giant FS Expert | | Bottom Line: | Coming from Taiwan, I have used these tubes all my cycling life. BTW, Maxxis is Cheng Shin's line of high quality tires. They make such a wide range of tubes, it's hard to give an accurate review. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Weekend Warrior
from Minnesota
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Never had a pinch flat. | | Weaknesses: | Stem ripped out the first time that I changed a tire. | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Joshua XO | | Bottom Line: | Don't buy it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill
a Weekend Warrior
from Buffalo, NY
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Hunter's Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Weight, Price | | Weaknesses: | Stem broke off | | Similar Products Used: | Various | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F2000 | | Bottom Line: | This tube is light (106 g), but I only removed the tube once and the stem tore at the base. Just glad it was during a tune up and not on the trail! Think I will try Maxxis flyweight next. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Muhammad Shariff
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: March 12, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Changi Coastal | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Dirt cheap, strong, very easy availability | | Weaknesses: | Heavy. | | Similar Products Used: | Many kinds of tubes. | | Bike Setup: | Legnano racer | | Bottom Line: | I almost never puncture before. No problems with valve. Works on cheapest to most expensive tyres. Own made rim tape can be used (electrical tape)My brother uses it off road on his full suspension mtb also got no problems. everybody should try it :-) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
KAL
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: November 26, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Mandai | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Strong rubber, no flats yet | | Weaknesses: |
Presta valve snapped off both front & rear and fell inside the tube. | | Similar Products Used: |
GT OEM with schrader valves | | Bike Setup: |
Haro A0, RST | | Bottom Line: | Good tube, but have to be careful when pumping it up, pump needs to be kept straight when inserting or removing from valve, or the presta will snap off. Will buy again. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Cross-Country Rider
from St Johns
Date Reviewed: November 22, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Very Strong | | Similar Products Used: |
Kenda | | Bike Setup: |
BMX | | Bottom Line: | A greta tire, good for long peroids. Very good for aggressive street riding or off-road | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mikey D
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver,CAN
Date Reviewed: October 29, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
lotsa mud,lotsa downs | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
its strong! its Cheap!
it kicks other tube-asses! | | Weaknesses: |
huh? | | Similar Products Used: |
WTB,Air-B,Intense,trek..etc..etc... | | Bike Setup: |
Rocky Mountain Pipeline
z1 BAM
fox vanilla rear shock | | Bottom Line: | i used an intense tube and it blew on me...i've had the cheng shins for 6 mths man... they rock... so save ur $ and get these.... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lee Chun
a Cross-Country Rider
from Bay Area
Date Reviewed: October 2, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
bah | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
black? | | Weaknesses: |
blows. I had them on my new bike, but the valve snapped off when I was inflating the tire. | | Similar Products Used: |
Specialized, Slime | | Bike Setup: |
Diamondback V-Link 3.2
Judy T2 | | Bottom Line: | I don't know. A tube is a tube, but you don't want the valve to snap off unexpectedly. Now Specialized makes some good tubes.. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Walker W. Townsend
a Racer
from Bloomfield, IN
Date Reviewed: September 21, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Knobstone, Otter Creek | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
inexpensive but so what !!! | | Weaknesses: |
fail unexpectadly | | Similar Products Used: |
Wrench Force, Specialized | | Bike Setup: |
Dale F400, Bomber Z-2, etc. | | Bottom Line: | I must say I was suprised when I read the number of positive reviews for this tube. My eperience was very different and leads me to believe that I bought into a bad batch but that aside, I'll never buy another because of the three I purchased, two were installed and both have failed ! The remaining tube will go in the trash. The stem (presta) partially seperated from the tube resulting in, obviously, a flat.
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Submitted by
D.N. Aubrey
a Weekend Warrior
from Sonoma, CALIFORNIA
Date Reviewed: August 13, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Bike Setup: |
Santa Cruz and marzocchi ReAcT! | | Bottom Line: | 4 letters for WTB: SUCK
4 letters for CHENG SHIN: RULE
Do yourself a favour... quality doesn't always have to come with a price. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kar Meng
a Weekend Warrior
from Liverpool
Date Reviewed: August 12, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Throw me any...Ithink I'll like it | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
S-T-R-O-N-G
cheap, as in VERY cheap | | Weaknesses: |
bit of weight, but who cares.... | | Similar Products Used: |
Panaracer Greenlite,
Torelli, Trek Wrench force | | Bike Setup: |
Rocky Mountain Vertex T.O, Judy SL and Chris Kings hubs | | Bottom Line: | Hey, you people oughta try these AWESOME tubes, not as in they are light, but they are STRONG! Lasted me for 2 whole years, no pinches, no flats, no snakebites etc etc etc....I do XC and street ridin with my mates and all their fancy tubes blew like nobody's bizz....so trust these Cheng Sins......no more flats, save more money....CHENG SIN CHENG SIN! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: August 12, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Orchard power trail | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Kickass cheap and strong tube which will last under big dropoffs | | Weaknesses: |
aR?wadda hell is daT? | | Similar Products Used: |
all expensive,light but weak as hell tubes | | Bike Setup: |
Giant ATX Team Trials
rigid cromO forK
sun mammotH rims | | Bottom Line: | Get this tubes if u dun wanna change flats after every big dropoff u do...aint dat heavy...why not train up ya power and jump and ride better rather than complain abt the miserable little extra weight... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ZooL Keith Lee
a Weekend Warrior
from Prescott, Arizona
Date Reviewed: August 11, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
the one that leads to the happy place.... | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
its dirt CHEAP!
its s-t-r-o-n-g! | | Weaknesses: |
wat? well.. a bit weighty...but run 'em wiff semi-slicks and u wont flat half as much as lightweight tubes wiff full knobbies... TRUST ME! | | Similar Products Used: |
air-b latex
panaracer greenlites
specialized butyl | | Bike Setup: |
specialized ground control A-1 comp, z1s | | Bottom Line: | Most of us Average joes don't need lighweight inner tubes, so remember to tell urself that! why bother urself wiff weak, 'superlight' innertubes (not to mention, EXPENsiVe) and then complain and fret whenever u get a flat? Lighweight innertubes are for them lightweight roadtoads who believe in scraping off every single gram they can from their bikes... Face it~ when u use lightweight innertubes like the air-b, or the greenlites, u're gonna suffer...mine blew up and riPPed open...totally wasted... my Cheng Shins stuck by wiff me for 3 yrs on the front wheel! thats right baby.... 3 years! i flatted a coupla times at the rear, but that aint too shabby a record aint it, considering that i ride 12-15 hours a week...
i also have an XC-specific gary fisher decked wiff judy SLs and full XTR and tricked out chris king wheels and stuff...BUT...i draw the line at my inner tubes....that aint a place i wanna save weight...
SO...the bottom Line _______ is.... unless u're a Racer Boy...and ur idea of fun is a flat-tyre changing contest... go wiff Cheng Shin inner tubes...they're so cost-effective and thick enuff to withstand the impacts that ur 'lightweight' tubes cant handle...its worth the extra weight. | | Overall Rating: |
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