Sh4rkyBloke
Jaffa Cake monster
- Location
- Manchester, UK
I have a Specialized Allez that this morning greeted me with a flattish front tyre... No biggie, I thought.
Track pump out and dust cap removed.... ah, seems the valve stem broke off last time I pumped it up (I remember now, d'oh!!) so I had to abandon the ride.
So, I'm looking on Wiggle for replacement tubes for my 700 x 23 wheels... and they seem to have discontinued the Specialized ones and the Conti's are not in until 'Late June' (which it already is...) - wtf????
So, question is this - can anyone recommend a decent on-line place that will sell multi-packs of tubes that I can use on my Allez? It seems to require some form of longer stem on the tube, although the last one I got seemed waaaaay too long and looked a bit silly poking out so much.
Cheers m'dears.
PS - Also, is there any reason why I can't switch to the shrader valve type as I just can't seem to get along with the incredibly delicate presta ones? (or do they simply not do the correct size?)
Track pump out and dust cap removed.... ah, seems the valve stem broke off last time I pumped it up (I remember now, d'oh!!) so I had to abandon the ride.
So, I'm looking on Wiggle for replacement tubes for my 700 x 23 wheels... and they seem to have discontinued the Specialized ones and the Conti's are not in until 'Late June' (which it already is...) - wtf????
So, question is this - can anyone recommend a decent on-line place that will sell multi-packs of tubes that I can use on my Allez? It seems to require some form of longer stem on the tube, although the last one I got seemed waaaaay too long and looked a bit silly poking out so much.
Cheers m'dears.
PS - Also, is there any reason why I can't switch to the shrader valve type as I just can't seem to get along with the incredibly delicate presta ones? (or do they simply not do the correct size?)