On Wed, 28 May 2003 17:11:31 +0100, "Pete Biggs" <pLime{remove_fruit}@biggs.tc> wrote:
>> Surely a tube is a pretty crucial component to get right.......is it worth scrimping and saving
>> on a cheap unbranded tube?
>
>I've had no more problems in total with unbranded tubes than with major-brand ones. There are only
>a limited number of factories in the worls making inner tubes so you'll probably even end up with
>the same product sometimes. The unbranded or rebranded ones tend to be thicker - which do at least
>retain air longer than lighter tubes.
>
Pete
I have had troubles with two tubes bought from Halfords. On both occasions the entire valve assembly
(the whole sticky out bit) detached itself from the rest of the rest of the tube resulting in a
explosive decompression. They sucked!
Fortunately, having convinced the Halfords' staff that I was able to install a tube correctly, I was
given a refund. Actually, I was pretty peeved at being asked about my competence on tube-fitting by
a spotty, snotty teenager whom, I found out, couldn't actually fit a tube / tyre himself.
James
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