Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
It is a known fact, google latex inner tube and you will see lots of discussions re this. Sounds like the bike shop either don't know what they are doing, or they are fishing for ££.
Tubs deflating :-(
- Thread starter xxmimixx
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ayceejay
Guru
- Location
- Rural Quebec
This is probably old news but to make mounting tubs easier it is a good idea to buy them in advance and mount them dry on spare rims, this way they will be pre stretched.
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xxmimixx
Senior Member
- Location
- a different place on earth...
ok so spoke to them and apparently the tyres shouldn't go down flat in 3 -4 days. He reckons 10psi if that a day.
So they pressure inflated and the tyres were not loosing air. So took apart and found that one tyre had the valve screwed in at an angle.
The other tyre they put the PTF tape around the valve to seal better
Charged for two new valves (as they come together) plus tape plus labour, about £50
Was quite upset that I was questioning the pricing and work involved, as they didnt call to advice they were going to do any of this.
Fair enough if the valve was screwed in wrong it needed to be address, but the other tyre as well?? Hmmm anyway hope is all sorted, they are living it overnight to see if it looses any air if not I can collect tomorrow.
So they pressure inflated and the tyres were not loosing air. So took apart and found that one tyre had the valve screwed in at an angle.
The other tyre they put the PTF tape around the valve to seal better
Charged for two new valves (as they come together) plus tape plus labour, about £50
Was quite upset that I was questioning the pricing and work involved, as they didnt call to advice they were going to do any of this.
Fair enough if the valve was screwed in wrong it needed to be address, but the other tyre as well?? Hmmm anyway hope is all sorted, they are living it overnight to see if it looses any air if not I can collect tomorrow.
I don't doubt it! Think I have exhausted my limited knowledge of tubs on this thread. Am impressed the OP's hubby glued them on, I had the shop do mine having seen a few rolled tubs at CX races...
The only tub I ever rolled was a shop glued one. I don't let anyone do my gluing for me now.
migrantwing
Veteran
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
Why bother with the wretched things at all!?
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
^^ This. My race day tubs deflate in the space of 3-4 days. My training tubs (which are Butyl tubed) take 2-3 weeks before significant pressure is lost.
At 81kg on 19mm tubs I tend to run 105psi front & 115psi rear. Beyond that on I tend to measure a HIGHER rolling resistance on anything but the best newly formed A road.
MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
- Location
- Derbyshire
Absolutely bootiful ! !
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xxmimixx
Senior Member
- Location
- a different place on earth...
oh my thank you
MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
- Location
- Derbyshire
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
£50 they saw you coming. 
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xxmimixx
Senior Member
- Location
- a different place on earth...
£50 they saw you coming.
I realized too late that it was normal and by then the shop had carried out "all that work" (unnecessary work). They better hold on to that £50 dearly as they lost two customers
