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[Closed] where to get cheap tubes? Is there a disco/superstar for tubes?

 Pook
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I need extended presta valves and Halfords do them for a wallet bashing £5 each!!! Is there anywhere to get them online cheaper?
Decathlon, my normal supplier, don't have extended valves

cheers in advance


 
Posted : 25/01/2010 2:22 pm
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My LBS will usually do 3 for a tenner. I believe most bike shops will. Other than that search the web, CRC usually have a selection of tubes on sale if you scroll through the 3 pages of them....


 
Posted : 25/01/2010 3:02 pm
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Here maybe? http://www.on-one-shop.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Tubes_258.html


 
Posted : 25/01/2010 3:06 pm
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not sure if still on offer but were 5 for a tenner here - http://www.bikecity.biz/


 
Posted : 25/01/2010 4:12 pm
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Merlin do 10 for £20 (posted) or 5 for £12. They've always been thick(ish) raliegh ones when I've ordered some


 
Posted : 25/01/2010 4:16 pm
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Halfords do price matching. Take in a ticket from the cheapo tesco tubes. I did this back when halfords had 3 for 2 and got three tubes for something like 4 quid, cashback!


 
Posted : 25/01/2010 4:18 pm
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Skiprat was telling me Saturday that the travelling one day sale company is just off j35 of the M1 and that they are cheap there. Dunno if you fancy a trip up?


 
Posted : 25/01/2010 4:42 pm
 Pook
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aye why not


 
Posted : 27/01/2010 1:06 pm
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Decathlon are purdy cheap.

Rob.


 
Posted : 27/01/2010 1:15 pm
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superstar are about to release tubes made from octopus tentacles.

they have to be installed by a qualified professional though otherwise they puncture straight away and you get no refund


 
Posted : 27/01/2010 1:17 pm
 Pook
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Decathlon, my normal supplier, don't have extended valves


 
Posted : 27/01/2010 1:30 pm
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go toobless and never have to buy any again....


 
Posted : 27/01/2010 1:49 pm
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find someone who "doesnt mend tubes", and relieve them of thier pile of punctured tubes.

then buy/find

1x tube of vulcanising solution (rubber cement stuff)
1x piece of cut to size rubber patch (good for up to 1 million patches if your as stingey as me)
1x bottle of "tipple of the week": my suggestion is for a whiskey, but good beer would do too
1x copy of "substance" by Joy division

sit your ass down and get patching 🙂
i aquired a box of probably 50 tubes with punctures off a lazy friend who can get them "on the cheap" from "a man" with "a dog" (not nicked, dont worry)

took me an evening, and a very pleasureable evening at that 🙂

if your the person who "doesnt mend tubes", please send your stockpile my way 🙂


 
Posted : 27/01/2010 1:58 pm
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I've found roadies particualrly bad for not mending tubes, cant work out why, especialy seeing how expensive lightweight roadie tubes are!


 
Posted : 27/01/2010 2:03 pm