innertubes

[gazza19]

i do 60 miles a week to work and back what are the best tubes to get normal one or the slime ones

 

[Flyboy]

Tubeless

 

[dim]

anything except Continental (I use Schwalbe)

 

[gazza19]

Tubeless

is that the slime then

 

[dim]

Tubeless

is that tubeless with the expensive tubeless wheels/rims?

 

[vickster]

i do 60 miles a week to work and back what are the best tubes to get normal one or the slime ones

Marathon plus tyres and any tube. As long as speed isn't a priority

 

[Slick]

is that the slime then

I've heard people say the slime is heavy. I've never used it myself, but I've always been put off by what others have said. Have you had many problems?

 

[vickster]

I have them on the flat bar bike (came with the bike), not noticed an issue (other than the valves getting stuck with the goo)

Probably not as heavy and slow as M+ but you'll get fewer punctures with the tyres and less mess than with slime tubes if you do

 

[wonderloaf]

Slime every time, less time spent fixing p*******s at the roadside.

 

[Slick]

Even the site doesn't like the word puncture.

 

[Slick]

Or did you just spell it wrong?

 

[dim]

if you don't opt for tubeless, ... it's the tyres that count the most and not the inner tubes

if you have a roadbike, and don't want punctures, get a tyre such as Schwalbe Durano Plus .....

if you have a crap tyre that will allow a flint or thorn or glass to penetrate the tyre, no tube will stop a puncture

 

[Pale Rider]

Depends a little on the size of tyre.

Slime isn't quite so clever in narrow roadie tyres at 100psi+.

As @vickster says, slime can also clog valves, so it's better used with schrader tubes which have a more easily removable core and bigger hole.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Marathon Plus tyres and halfords own brand normal tubes. The tubes are shrink wrapped making them ideal to carry in the saddle bag, also they are cheap and work.

 

[Slick]

if you don't opt for tubeless, ... it's the tyres that count the most and not the inner tubes

if you have a roadbike, and don't want punctures, get a tyre such as Schwalbe Durano Plus .....

if you have a crap tyre that will allow a flint or thorn or glass to penetrate the tyre, no tube will stop a puncture

I use the durano + and got another puncture within 6 first couple of weeks. Touchwood, I haven't had any since though.