If you ride in the city, this tire is fine, although i pinched flatted my first one jumping. My second one poped due to a thorn. I would suggest Raleigh Tubes (they are alittle more expensive, but worth it) along with slime sealant and a slime tire liner. i ride more than 50 miles a week in the desert and have not had a single flat. you could do the same with a specialized tube and probably have great results aswell. so overall, i give it three chilis.
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Fred
a Cross Country Rider
from Houston, Texas Date Reviewed: October 11, 2002
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$8.00
Purchased At:
bike barn
Strengths:
When used in conjunction with tire liners and a "Flak Jacket" tire I had no punctures,
Weaknesses:
however, in the last two months I've been through three of these. One, freshly installed only moments earlier at a shop, blew while in the back seat of the car. All the valves were bad. Did I just hit a bad lot?
Bike Setup:
22.5" Trek 7300
Bottom Line:
Anyone riding in lots of debris like I do needs a more solid product. I put in about 150 miles a week on the streets of houston. Putting on the spare too often is no fun. I'm looking for a new brand.
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Scott Frazier
a Cross Country Rider
from Alpine, UT Date Reviewed: December 19, 2001
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
fairly light somewhat thron resistant
Bottom Line:
The experience of the previous two posters matches mine closely. If these tubes offer any added puncture resistance, compared to standard tubes, it is minimal. However, they are a bit lighter than the standard tubes I had been using so I'll continue with them.
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edward matheis
a Weekend Warrior
from greeley Date Reviewed: October 11, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Hall Ranch
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$7.00
Purchased At:
bike peddler
Strengths:
minimal thorn resistance
Weaknesses:
cost & weight
Similar Products Used:
standard tubes
Bike Setup:
Kona manomano
Bottom Line:
these tubes, as others have reported hold up reasonably well, but for me the big issue is the goatheads, and they pretty much have stranded me many times with this product almost as easily as the specialized standard tube. I'd ust them if I lived somewhere else.
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Mikey
a Cross Country Rider
from Littleton, CO Date Reviewed: April 16, 2001
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$6.00
Purchased At:
Specialized Online Store
Strengths:
It's just a tube...
Weaknesses:
Thorn "resistant", not thorn "proof"
Similar Products Used:
Other tubes.
Bike Setup:
Kona Hot, XTR, Judy Race
Bottom Line:
I gave these a try hoping to be pleasantly surprised. I wasn't.
I think the tubes actually worked as advertised, which is to say that if you come across the occasional thorn in your riding, the tube might not puncture immediately. Clearly, these were not designed for - and do not work against - large numbers of goat head thorns which embed in the tire casing and punture the tube.
I can't say that this is a bad product. It's just not designed for the nasty conditions in which I ride. For about a 50 percent price premium, I flatted almost as quickly as I would have had I been running standard tubes.
$ 5.99
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