[email protected] wrote:
> Has anyone tried those Halfords type 'Easy Fit' (length of tube sealed
> at either end) inner tubes?
>
> I was considering using one on my hub geared rear wheel to save too
> much faffing.
>
> Are they up to MTB use?
I got one cheap via eBay out of curiosity, tried it and it seemed to work.
MTBing would bother it. However it won't necessarily be the best tube for
you, and I wouldn't use them ordinarily. Choice of sizes are limited,
they're not lightweight, and the overlapping bit is heavier than the rest
(not that's very important for bicycle wheels to be balanced).
Rapid tube changes can be made as you don't have to take the wheel off,
but they're not quicker or easier to use once the wheel is off. One would
be particularly useful for someone who's not skilled or prepared to remove
a wheel. Nutted axles don't help, and rear hub-gear wheels are horrible
in this way. Most punctures can be fixed without changing a tube but
that's not /always/ possible or desirable.
~PB