Heads up on "Cheap Tubes"

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Hey guys, just a heads up on cheap tubes (but good quality) I just came across...the Continental Race 28 (Road) for €2.40 (Usually €4-€8) & Continental MTB 26 €3.80 (Usually €5.50 -€9)

I just ordered a load of them...as I've had great experiences with them always (maybe it was the tyres?!?). I also picked up a dirt cheap Park Levers & Patches (way cheaper than CRC) and some nice Sidi stickers for a €1

P.S. Have a look here at the 5 pack of 60mm versions. I know they are out of stock, but it says €4.40 for the five!!! Thats 88c for a tube. Maybe it's a mistake, but I'm waiting for them to come back into stock to find out! I'd buy all they had of them at this price!

henboy

Home:Ballyhoura wrote: »

Hey guys, just a heads up on cheap tubes (but good quality) I just came across...the Continental Race 28 (Road) for €2.40 (Usually €4-€8) & Continental MTB 26 €3.80 (Usually €5.50 -€9)

I just ordered a load of them...as I've had great experiences with them always (maybe it was the tyres?!?). I also picked up a dirt cheap Park Levers & Patches (way cheaper than CRC) and some nice Sidi stickers for a €1

P.S. Have a look here at the 5 pack of 60mm versions. I know they are out of stock, but it says €4.40 for the five!!! Thats 88c for a tube. Maybe it's a mistake, but I'm waiting for them to come back into stock to find out! I'd buy all they had of them at this price!

Thanks Ballyhoura just checked out that site, some good deals to be had.

Home:Ballyhoura

Home:Ballyhoura wrote: »

Have a look here at the 5 pack of 60mm versions. I know they are out of stock, but it says €4.40 for the five!!! Thats 88c for a tube. Maybe it's a mistake, but I'm waiting for them to come back into stock to find out! I'd buy all they had of them at this price!

HEY GUYS!!!! THEY ARE BACK IN STOCK!!! :eek::eek::eek::D:D:D

Buy one tube and its €4.57...buy the 5 pack of tubes and its also €4.57. I bought 2 lots of them there and I had pre-ordered a pack when they were out of stock! I'm just hoping they don't realise the pricing mistake and insist on me paying €60!!! By posting this here, they are guaranteed to sell out quickly, so maybe they will notice something is up. Sending out crates of tubes isn't normal! hehe

I was thinking of keeping this secret to myself bet hey, I'll risk the good value so ye can be in with a chance to grab some while they are still around! I'm sure it won't be for long though! Good luck!

P.S. I hope we all aren't forced to pay the correct price...can they do this?

AstraMonti

If the price is wrong they will cancel your order and refund any money taken to your credit card, i am sure its written somewhere in the terms and conditions. Good luck though!

short circuit

@Home: Ballyhoura ... Thanks for that ... I am going to chance my arm in the hope that they miss a few orders before them cop on ...

Home:Ballyhoura

AstraMonti wrote: »

If the price is wrong they will cancel your order and refund any money taken to your credit card, i am sure its written somewhere in the terms and conditions. Good luck though!

Ya, I read the "Pricing" Section of the terms and conditions and I quote them:

PRICING:
While we do our best to ensure prices are up to date and correct, errors may occur and in this case you will be contacted before your order is shipped.

Tau

What's the difference between 42mm Presta and 60mm Presta?

Home:Ballyhoura

The valve is longer: the 42mm barely protrudes from the rim, and may be too short for some rims. The 60mm is better in my opinion! You have a decent bit of valve showing!

scottreynolds

Tau wrote: »

What's the difference between 42mm Presta and 60mm Presta?

Its the valve length. 42mm is a fairly standard size. 60mm for deep rims.

zzzzzzzz

Home:Ballyhoura wrote: »

HEY GUYS!!!! THEY ARE BACK IN STOCK!!! :eek::eek::eek::D:D:D

Buy one tube and its €4.57...buy the 5 pack of tubes and its also €4.57. I bought 2 lots of them there and I had pre-ordered a pack when they were out of stock! I'm just hoping they don't realise the pricing mistake and insist on me paying €60!!! By posting this here, they are guaranteed to sell out quickly, so maybe they will notice something is up. Sending out crates of tubes isn't normal! hehe

I was thinking of keeping this secret to myself bet hey, I'll risk the good value so ye can be in with a chance to grab some while they are still around! I'm sure it won't be for long though! Good luck!

P.S. I hope we all aren't forced to pay the correct price...can they do this?

Nice one

DirkVoodoo

legend H:B.

Is this a glaring oversight by CRC or just a good deal?

EDIT:Crap they are listed as out of stock now. If you order them anyway do they have to honour the original contract?

DirkVoodoo

Ignore my last post, managed to get the last 3 in stock...hope this works!

I seem to be getting the last of everthing in stock this week

Home:Ballyhoura

Lads, I'd say we got the last of them! I was the person who bought the "Also Purcahsed: SRAM Powerlinks" so there weren't many buyers other than us! Lets keep it quiet for the moment and see if we get away with it! Hehe

This should be interesting....:rolleyes:

zzzzzzzz

Sales@chainreactioncycles.com
to me


All of the items in this order have now been shipped.

blorg

Ha well done guys, 60mm is a bit too long for my taste, I have very distinct taste in tubes.

DirkVoodoo

Not me, I'm eatin' off the eurosaver menu, 90c a tube!

TinyExplosions

blorg wrote: »

Ha well done guys, 60mm is a bit too long for my taste, I have very distinct taste in tubes.

How much did we pay for ours? Pretty good price iirc

blorg

TinyExplosions wrote: »

How much did we pay for ours? Pretty good price iirc

I think it was a bit under €2.50/tube. £40 for 20 tubes but sterling was a bit higher then, came out at just under €50. Quality tubes too.

TinyExplosions

blorg wrote: »

I think it was a bit under €2.50/tube. £40 for 20 tubes but sterling was a bit higher then, came out at just under €50. Quality tubes too.

Absolutely, very happy with 'em -steaming through them though!

Gavin

Recession ! Puncture repairs !

short circuit

blorg wrote: »

I think it was a bit under €2.50/tube. £40 for 20 tubes but sterling was a bit higher then, came out at just under €50. Quality tubes too.

Could you put a linky up for these ones .. ?

My order for the recession buster tubes has been processed by CRC ... but wouldn't mind having a look at what meets the approval of the cash loaded weight weenies ...

60mm are a bit long all right ..... but I need 50mm anyways ... and can't argue at that price ... moreover I wanted to see what CRC would do ... :cool:

DirkVoodoo

Woohoo, order dispatched!

blorg

Ours were from eBay and the seller ended up sending them unboxed which was a bit annoying but there was also a 20-pack from Shinybikes (price has gone up, was in the region of £30 when I last looked.)

Aquos76

Can those who ordered these already confirm that they were in deed only charged 3.99

Oh and they are back in stock

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=18908

zzzzzzzz

Aquos76 wrote: »

Can those who ordered these already confirm that they were in deed only charged 3.99

Oh and they are back in stock

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=18908

Yes

DirkVoodoo

Yup, mine dispatched...just ordered 3 more packs there too.

Aquos76

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Yup, mine dispatched...just ordered 3 more packs there too.

You must be planning on getting a fair few punctures over the coming months aye;)

snubbleste

I ordered the 5pk on Monday and received the one-pack version in the post this morning. What do I do, did anyone else get their 5pk?

DirkVoodoo

I have 10 packs of tubes sitting in front of me that I got for friends. I have 5 at home for me and ordered another 3 sets yesterday.

I always carry one in my backpack and sometimes when I see someone with a puncture I ask them do they have a tube. At 90c a pop I'm probably more likely to do this now.

short circuit

Got them delivered today morning ....

Got to say ... can't beat CRC delivery ... quick off the ball ..

And I can confirm, I was only charged £3.99 ... as that's what the invoice with the package states.

AstraMonti

So it wasn't a typo! I got 2 packages myself

Aquos76

Ah well, out of stock again. I got 3 boxes, so hopefully they will keep me going for quite a while.

short circuit

AstraMonti wrote: »

So it wasn't a typo! I got 2 packages myself

I would say its still typo ... and they either haven't copped onto it ... or are still honouring it as they still make money on it.

Home:Ballyhoura

Yes, mine were delivered today also! 15 tubes for €13.38 (should have been €60) and they cost €8, in my LBS (adds up to €120) a rip off!

That was class value I have to say. Glad to see that some of my fellow irish roadies got the bargain too as a result of this forum. Wow, the benefits of the internet! Happy days

Gavin

Crap my order is still processing.

blorg

They just fixed it on the site lads, the 5-pack is up to £16.99 now. Good luck to anyone who is still "processing" I could not bear the extra fraction of a gram involved going from 42 to 60mm myself, no matter what the price.

Gavin

haha my order has been shipped... I will wait and see

Aquos76

Gavin wrote: »

haha my order has been shipped... I will wait and see

As has mine:D

stuf

mine shipped too - well spotted H:B

AstraMonti

My order shipped as well with the 5pcs package at €4.46!

RobAMerc

mine shipped too - lets see what arrives ! thanks to the OP for the heads up either way

kenmc

me too

ednwireland

mine shipped as well

Ryaner

Mine is stuck on processing but they probably made money on these.

Went on yesterday morning to buy the tubes and 60Euro later I had to stop adding things so I could leave for work without being too late.

kenmc

My 5 arrived this morning, 3.99 invoice enclosed.
Score
edit: current price back up to £16.99 for 5!

Aquos76

As did my 15(not all for me mind you). I didnt realise that the valve was so long though

Home:Ballyhoura

Aquos76 wrote: »

I didnt realise that the valve was so long though

Neither did I, but are we complaining??? I dont think so!!

RobAMerc

Mine arrived today thanks - pretty long valves ok - but at that price I can live with it !

Thanks op for the heads up!

kenmc

yeah - couple of grams vs couple of euro.... I know which I'd rather save.

Home:Ballyhoura

RobAMerc wrote: »

Mine arrived today thanks - pretty long valves ok - but at that price I can live with it !

Thanks op for the heads up!

Hi, I've seen this "op" mentioned a few times before...what does it mean? I presume it is something like original poster or something, although I could be wrong!

kenmc wrote: »

yeah - couple of grams vs couple of euro.... I know which I'd rather save.

Ya, me too! I have a couple of both and the average weight of the 42mm is 100g and the 60mm is 105g! Just 5 grams...nothing to be complaining about. I also find the 42mm too short to work with on some rims, especially when using pumps that really clamp down far on the valve. I worked out at the price we paid per tube 90c and the price for one 42mm version €5.61...you would have been paying around 95c for each gram of weight saving...silly how cheap they were when you really think about it!

P.S. On the topic of weight saving...here is an astonishing one for you. I ordered 2 sets of Deda white handlebar tapes here from Ribble. I got one of the standard/plain white and one of the carbon effect white (same price). In my hands, they felt different weights so I did the sad thing and weighed them. To my astonishment, I was right! The standard weighed 40g and the carbon effect was 80g! Wow!!! :eek: Thats twice the weight...and one of the easiest places to save weight. Just to make a comparison, I weighed some Ambrosio tapes I had lying around...80g. So if you are looking to save 40g, get some plain deda tapes here for only €5.75. I can think of other places where people spend hundreds to save this weight...here is costs you nothing extra! Good luck
(I'm sad I know...weighing handlebar tapes! HEHE)

AstraMonti

Just opened the box with the 10 tubes inside The valve is LONG!

Cheers Home:Ballyhoura