NotSoBigBen Posted April 14, 2018 Share Out of interest - where would one get these tubes from...?Just Cycles in Meyersdal Mall Alberton have them Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L31 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbean Posted April 14, 2018 Share Snake oil J Wakefield 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie NL Posted April 14, 2018 Share Am just not clear why you won't just ride tubeless? Traveler, bikebloke and Wannabe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris NewbyFraser Posted May 4, 2018 Share Used these tubes for about 500km. Experience?One small puncture, found that, because the valve has no kock nut, valvd core unscrews easily, valve cord has no set depth when screwing it back in, valve stem pushes in when you try to pump a soft tyre.I have gone back to tubeless and will use this super light and strong tube as my emergency get home solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eraser Posted May 5, 2018 Share Anyone know where I can get the road version in Cape Town? Or online? Thks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurTieB Posted May 5, 2018 Share Yet another way we as cyclists are being screwed!!! That price is ridiculous! Traveler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eraser Posted May 5, 2018 Share Bump PhilipV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodbadugly Posted May 5, 2018 Share I don't get this.R500/tube. WTF?Supposedly it should be puncture resistant. Ja sure. Just flash the words "science has proven" or "cutting edge tech" and we all fall in.Huh?https://iq-research.info/en/average-iq-by-country/za-south-africa The buyers are driving the prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobbles Posted March 13, 2020 Share Tubolito cost me a lot of time at the CTCT. Slow leak which I tried to bomb. Turned out the valve was leaking where it joined the main body. Only a few rides on it. This was a replacement cause the previous one exploded when i pumped it up out of the tire looking for a leak. Another one had a leak and the special patches did not work. Thrown 2 away and will toss the last remaining one. J Wakefield 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Wakefield Posted March 13, 2020 Share They light but when tested with tyres and rolling resistance they actually worse than a normal tube. The better option is the heavier tube with better rolling resistance. As Stringbean said Snakeoil and not very reliable Wobbles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Tracker Posted March 13, 2020 Share They light but when tested with tyres and rolling resistance they actually worse than a normal tube. The better option is the heavier tube with better rolling resistance. As Stringbean said Snakeoil and not very reliable What are your boys running this season? Tubbys? Tyre's and tubes or Road Tubeless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted March 14, 2020 Share Anyone know where I can get the road version in Cape Town? Or online? ThksChris Willemse stocks it. I bought one for the saddle bag ... MTB tubes are massive. I have previously used Spez-thin wall tubes. Better price, and nice size .... could not find a Spez tube for my current bike Back to road bikes - saw a gent use one of these Tubilo tubes during the DC .... a road bike tube is already small ... is it worth R500 to save so little space ? Maybe a few grams weight saving ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Wakefield Posted March 14, 2020 Share What are your boys running this season? Tubbys? Tyre's and tubes or Road Tubeless?We ran a mix of tubbies and tubeless. Depending on the rider or terrain T-Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbz Posted March 14, 2020 Share 5 tubolito tubes. 5 unfixable punctures.The special patches for them do work, but only for 80km or so. Then they start leaking slowly.The valve and valve stem is another nightmare. Had one leak at the extender on my 80mm version. That also is not fixable.As a weight weenie on a road bike they are cool, but ultimately not worth the hassle they cause.I'll keep one in my kit for emergencies, but they are to unreliable for everyday use J Wakefield, ChrisF, Wayne pudding Mol and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterbean Posted March 14, 2020 Share For road bikes the spez tubes are pretty thin and roll up way smaller than anything else... And seem reliable enough for everyday use.. For the 29ee I just use a 26er tube as a spare as it also rolls up much smaller. Works in a pinch just fine. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferro Posted March 14, 2020 Share Maybe its me, but i have never had more road flats than until i started running the tubolitos. Had one complete tube failure when lightly inflating an already punctured tube to try find said puncture at below the recommended out of tyre pressure, the tube deformed close to valve rendering it completely useless. Moved back to normal tubes. No drama since. Wobbles and J Wakefield 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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