Anyone recommend cheap 26in MTB tubes?
Maybe a five pack or similar.
Unknown brand is fine if a STWer can verify reasonable quality.
EBay/Amazon preferred for easy life but not essential.
define cheap?
Presta or Schrader? If the latter I'll send you some new/unused for postage.
Cheap enough per tube?
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/airwave-mtb-tube-super-value-10-pack/rp-prod78326
Thanks for the comments - presta.
Halfords do 5 tubes for £10
Thanks smatkins, bought the the 6 pack presta which was still cheap enough. 🙂
Thanks Erny, about 30 seconds too late!
Massive thanks to scotroutes, the thought is greatly appreciated.
Do yourself a favour and return those airwave tubes, bloody awful. Try inner tube shop instead.
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Tubeless?
Innertubeshop gets my vote also, used them twice now.
(just in case anyone still cares)
The airwaves are fine as long as you don't mind inflating them all in the garage to find the 50% that are airtight, and sending the rest back.
Last time i wanted lots of inner tubes I stopped at that corner after the uppy downy bit on caddon bank and took about 20 of them out of the tree.
Halfords are doing 3 for 2 on tubes inc conti and skwabbly, makes the standard conti tubes about £1.80
Planet X have got cheap ones...
Can't remember the name but begins with a V for £0.99 a tube - a bit skinny but probably fine.
On One tubes for £1.39 a tube....
It's Vavert at PX and we had to limit it to ten per customer to stop other bike shops buying them all up and then charging you £3 a pop.
Got some of the cheap ones beginning with D from on one, they're like johnnies for rhino recto action but I haven't pinched one yet.
Tubeless
I found last week on Wiggle that it was cheaper to buy 5 individual Conti tubes rather than a pack of 5.
Very nearly fell for it in the rush of "Damn just used my last tube, need to get some in...."
Just in case anyone cares...
I tried the Airwaves this weekend. Pumped all 6 up and left them overnight. No leaks but seriously 'bulge-y'.
I've pulled them about a bit and no sign that they're likely to burst as some reviews claim.
Valves 'feel' very cheap.
I'm content, and will be using them - but probably won't be buying them again.