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Submitted by
Ruthie
a Weekend Warrior
from Boston
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | DO NOT buy from bikeworld.com | | Strengths: | I took the advice of the last guy on this list and went to bikeworld.com to buy tubes. They sent me 8 normal Conti tubes, not the Hermetic S pictured on the site. | | Bottom Line: | The only good thing about Bikeworld.com is that they have a picture of the box so at least you can know what you're looking for. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ruth
a Weekend Warrior
from Philadelphia
Date Reviewed: April 6, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | alleys | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | Broadway, Camb., MA- they don't sell them anymore | | Strengths: | GREAT FOR MESSENGERS. Strong/thick: no sudden blowouts; reinforced valve base; very even: reduces risk of pinching/crimping during fast installation; replaceable valve | | Weaknesses: | Hard to find; Not light; once the seal on my replaceable valve weakened and I had a slow leak for months before finally replacing the tube (gave it an extra 20/30 psi every 2 or 3 days) | | Similar Products Used: | Every kind of $5 tube there ever was. | | Bike Setup: | various ghetto road/fixed, slick tires. | | Bottom Line: | I used these tubes as a messenger and LOVE them. After four or five flats caused by tube failure alone, I started looking for a better tube. These work. The reinforced valve base is important for fixing flats on the road unless you have a portable pump with a hose, because the friction caused by straight pumps can wear through a normal tube's valve base. The smooth, even tube is easy to install on the fly-- no crimps, no pinches, done in 5 minutes. The thick tube walls help in the event of a major puncture, because the tube doesn't explode on impact. I've only gotten 3 flats with these tubes, but each time I've been able to ride a full block to get out of whatever bad traffic situation I was in when the flat occurred. (I use 25-35mm tubes in 23mm tires-- this quality might be less noticeable in 35mm tires.) Put these tubes with Kevlar belts and good tires and the only time you'll have to change a tire is in your own shop when the tires bald out. I put the old tube in the new tire and keep on riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Crash
a Cross-Country Rider
from Atlanta, GA
Date Reviewed: August 13, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Tsali/Bull Mtn. Pigeon Mtn. | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Durable, durable, durable, durable. | | Weaknesses: |
Sometimes hard to find, and not the lightest in the world. If weight is not an issue Connies are great. | | Similar Products Used: |
Connie road tires and tubes. | | Bike Setup: |
Rocky Mtn. Oxygen Race | | Bottom Line: | I've run Connies in both my road and mountain bikes for more than five years and I can't say enough about their durability. I've had a total of five flats on two bikes in five years. And three of those flats occured when I ran Vittoria tires and some damn no-name or Trek-branded tube. The only Connie flats I've ever had were from me being the dullest tool in the shed and not running enough pressure and getting a pinch flat and also hitting some major, major glass during rain. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan E
a cross-country rider
from WA
Date Reviewed: February 24, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
These tubes kick butt, a little heavy but you will hardly ever get flats, check em out at bikeworld.com - selling for $5.99 each. I've had trouble getting them in stores out here, so I am going to mail order them. | | Overall Rating: |
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