Need Tubes

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Hi there,

I need to buy a few tubes, about 10 most likely between me and a mate. I have been proe to punctures with some cheaper ones in the past so i wanna go for a good quality one this time. I would imagine continental are the best tube on the market?...Correct me if I am wrong.

Could someone point me to a website that has an offering on good quality tubes please? Preferably if I could get a bundle deal it would be good, i don`t fancy shelling out 60 euros on tubes alone.

Thanks

Lumen

I've used Contis a lot over the years but found they're not great at holding pressure so decided recently to shop around and bought 20 Vittoria Ultralite 700x19-23mm tubes from Ribble for £48.75+shipping (about €3 each).

I can't yet vouch for their quality but they have the advantage that being so thin they're really compact for stowing in a jersey pocket.

cdaly_

I use cheap 10 for €20 or the like. I rarely puncture. Check out how hard are you pumping your tyres, are you checking for glass regularly. I've had occasional punctures where damage to the tyre has resulted in chafing of the tube.

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Just to drag up another question under this.. was in the bike shop today and mentioned to "the guy" that I was loking for 700x28 tubes for a racer and immediately commented that that is a very wide tyre and tube im running on a road bike and that would be similar to whT you would run on a hybrid??? He suggested that a 23" would be a more appropriate width??

Does tyre size directly effect tube size compatability or will most tubes go into most tyres? Would you really notice any difference running 23's as opposted to 28's on a road bike??

Wishbone Ash

subscriber wrote: »

....Does tyre size directly effect tube size compatability or will most tubes go into most tyres? Would you really notice any difference running 23's as opposted to 28's on a road bike??

Tubes generally overlap a few sizes but for example you wouldn't put a 19-23mm tube into a 28mm tyre. It will usually require a 25-32mm tube.

There would be a noticeable difference between a 28 and a 23. It takes more energy to roll a 28 tyre and therefore will reduce overall speed. It will however offer more comfort.

Generally only touring road bikes or CX bikes would use 28's.

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Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Tubes generally overlap a few sizes but for example you wouldn't put a 19-23mm tube into a 28mm tyre. It will usually require a 25-32mm tube.

There would be a noticeable difference between a 28 and a 23. It takes more energy to roll a 28 tyre and therefore will reduce overall speed. It will however offer more comfort.

Generally only touring road bikes or CX bikes would use 28's.

I find this very strange though as im nearly certain the bike came with 28's as standard and its a racer, not a cheapy cheap one either. A cube Pelonton Race... is it worth considering changing tyre size for performance purposes? Will any tyre size fit any rim size?

Alek

you wouldn't put a 19-23mm tube into a 28mm tyre.

I would and I did ;-)

Alek

It takes more energy to roll a 28 tyre and therefore will reduce overall speed. It will however offer more comfort.

There are recent tests that claim otherwise.

Moreover, I find myself as fast on 35mm slicks as I was on 28mm... I am also generally faster that when I was using 23mm, but this was long time ago and I'm not sure if its not due to the mileage under the belt.