Which inner tube to buy? (for road bike)

[ColinJ]

Wilko ones are rubbish tho!

Not so. I've done over 2 years of cycling with no problems with them

I never got one to actually inflate properly! Maybe a bad batch, but that was my experience

The best inner tubes are the ones I use. Continental, Schwalbe, Halfords, Specialized.

You can get bad batches of pretty much any brand. A mate of mine bought a box of 10 Specialized and every one of them split along a seam!

Regardless of brand make sure to buy with long enough valve.

But not too long or sideways leverage by a mini pump may be increased...

... looks crap, and makes your bike so heavy that you won't be able to ride up any kind of a hill!





PS I made the last one up, and it was a joke aimed at weight-weenies!

 

[Mark pallister]

The cheapest

 

[Cycleops]

There doesn't seem to any ryme or reason to them. I've bought expensive ones which were rubbish and likewise cheap ones which were good.

 

[Rusty Nails]

You can get bad patches of pretty much any brand. A mate of mine bought a box of 10 Specialized and every one of them split along a seam

That's what I was getting at by listing so many.

Unless they're made for pennies they're all reasonable, other than the odd one/batch.

I don't think there is one best brand.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I always buy Halfords as they are cheap and shrink wrapped, which makes them nice and small for the saddle bag.

They had them last week £10 for 4 (normally 4 quid each) but for some reason it wasn't being advertised anywhere, the lass on the till told me as I went to pay

 

[Ajax Bay]

https://www.tweekscycles.com/uk/cube-700c-road-inner-tube-2012305/
£2.50