I use ride now’s. Cheap, ride great, and I’ve never gotten a puncture.
zimzilla on
I run Schwalbe Aerothan for years and they hold up pretty well. I’ve heard that people had issues with leaks in the valve area. Iirc Schwalbe fixed the issue by now.
Most of my friends run the Aliexpress brand (ridenow or something?). They regularly have issues with phantom leaks and just order enough to switch out the bad ones.
Spotless_Pigeon on
TPU sucks. Latex or bust.
OMG_ZILLA on
I agree with peeps saying Ridenow, but specifically the type with the metal nozzle – avoid the plastic ones.
rampantconsumerism on
RideNow tubes are cheap and great.
I’ve used the plastic stem and the newer metal stem versions in about 5 bikes (concurrently) for the past 3 years with no issues at all (punctures, leaks, or otherwise). Ride quality is amazing (even better with nice tires!) and there’s absolutely no reason to pay several times the price for big name tubes.
graveyardofeden on
If you have spoke holes, tape it up like you would tubeless. I ran them (ridenow metal valve) and had a puncture once in the summer when my bike got super hot at the beach. Had a few slow leaks, but I ride in the city with gp5000s and it was generally staple-esque pieces of metal causing that. If you can, tubeless is worth a try (depends how much you skid, rims compatibility, etc)
PsychologicalSail799 on
I use tpu tubes by ridenow. Love em. Paired with gp5ks is a match made in heaven. The difference between butyl tubes and TPU feels like riding on gatorskins for years and then switching to gp5ks for the first time. The difference is *very* noticeable.
I’ve been using them for 3 or 4 years now between 4 bikes. They get flats less often than butyl, and when I do get flats from something small like a staple in the road, it’s usually a slow flat and I can still make it home fine. Butyl tubes go flat much faster, to the point that you can hear the hiss as they lose air, and then you’re riding on the rim within minutes. I usually won’t notice a puncture with TPU tubes until I get home, and only because the rear is slightly softer than the front, even though I topped them up evenly before heading out. Sometimes I won’t notice until the next day. They’ll feel fine with a quick squeeze when I get home, and then I walk out to the garage in the morning and one of the tires are completely flat.
They do lose air while sitting, though. They lose ~10 psi overnight just from sitting, but you should be topping up your tires each day anyway (or at least checking pressure,) so it’s a non issue to me. Just thought it was worth mentioning. And if you use a twist on pump, be sure to get the ones with the metal stem. Be gentle installing them as well. They’re a lot tougher than they feel, but they’re still *very* thin. They’re great though, and I think you’ll love them. They’re worth a try, at least.
jmontoya42 on
i had the ridenow’s for a few years i wouldn’t get the ultralight ones they are super thin almost like bubble gum and in the summer heat i don’t think they hold well.
trackfiends on
“Damn these hills are tough!! Need some lighter tubes”
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I use ride now’s. Cheap, ride great, and I’ve never gotten a puncture.
I run Schwalbe Aerothan for years and they hold up pretty well. I’ve heard that people had issues with leaks in the valve area. Iirc Schwalbe fixed the issue by now.
Most of my friends run the Aliexpress brand (ridenow or something?). They regularly have issues with phantom leaks and just order enough to switch out the bad ones.
TPU sucks. Latex or bust.
I agree with peeps saying Ridenow, but specifically the type with the metal nozzle – avoid the plastic ones.
RideNow tubes are cheap and great.
I’ve used the plastic stem and the newer metal stem versions in about 5 bikes (concurrently) for the past 3 years with no issues at all (punctures, leaks, or otherwise). Ride quality is amazing (even better with nice tires!) and there’s absolutely no reason to pay several times the price for big name tubes.
If you have spoke holes, tape it up like you would tubeless. I ran them (ridenow metal valve) and had a puncture once in the summer when my bike got super hot at the beach. Had a few slow leaks, but I ride in the city with gp5000s and it was generally staple-esque pieces of metal causing that. If you can, tubeless is worth a try (depends how much you skid, rims compatibility, etc)
I use tpu tubes by ridenow. Love em. Paired with gp5ks is a match made in heaven. The difference between butyl tubes and TPU feels like riding on gatorskins for years and then switching to gp5ks for the first time. The difference is *very* noticeable.
I’ve been using them for 3 or 4 years now between 4 bikes. They get flats less often than butyl, and when I do get flats from something small like a staple in the road, it’s usually a slow flat and I can still make it home fine. Butyl tubes go flat much faster, to the point that you can hear the hiss as they lose air, and then you’re riding on the rim within minutes. I usually won’t notice a puncture with TPU tubes until I get home, and only because the rear is slightly softer than the front, even though I topped them up evenly before heading out. Sometimes I won’t notice until the next day. They’ll feel fine with a quick squeeze when I get home, and then I walk out to the garage in the morning and one of the tires are completely flat.
They do lose air while sitting, though. They lose ~10 psi overnight just from sitting, but you should be topping up your tires each day anyway (or at least checking pressure,) so it’s a non issue to me. Just thought it was worth mentioning. And if you use a twist on pump, be sure to get the ones with the metal stem. Be gentle installing them as well. They’re a lot tougher than they feel, but they’re still *very* thin. They’re great though, and I think you’ll love them. They’re worth a try, at least.
i had the ridenow’s for a few years i wouldn’t get the ultralight ones they are super thin almost like bubble gum and in the summer heat i don’t think they hold well.
“Damn these hills are tough!! Need some lighter tubes”