down hill tubez

[cheers]

hey dudez

how much are these downhill tubez as i keep on poping normal tubes on trails?
What is the best down hill tube i can get?

cheerz

[chrus]

I use Maxxis DH tubes $20 each

But you can also get thornproof but theyre more expensive.

[Ride_Guy]

IRC tubes $10 work good got a full metal valve.

[Joly Joe Rider]

Actually last time I bought thornproofs they were only $12.50ea
May have been a sale on, but i don't think so.

[brodes]

maxxis downhill tubes are usually $16. they are the go.

[Jordy]

Actually last time I bought thornproofs they were only $12.50ea
May have been a sale on, but i don't think so.

thornproofs are diff to DH tubes


I run tubeless now...but I have maxxis tubes incase

[S.]

Michelin DH tubes are my favourite. Not as thick/heavy as Maxxis or anything else, and I've run them for a couple of years with a total of 0 flats of any kind.

[oz-freerider]

please note steves min psi over that time was 70 psi

[S.]

please note steves min psi over that time was 70 psi


hahahaha, the lowest I ran them was about 18psi actually.

[Simo]

i run maxxiz tubez which are prty kool. They way a fair bit but that duznt rly bothr me much.
I av only evr ad 1 flt wit them & I run rely low presrz, but, i am prety light.
(sorry for my use of grammar) :P

Maxxis are the go and you can expect to pay 15-20 bucks for them. IRC are cheaper but harder to find and have a full metal valve.

[roasted]

Maxxis dh tubes. $16. I find em damn heavy, and want to go tubeless though.

Oh and in case you didn't know there is an 's' key just above and to the left of the 'z'.

[Simo]

Oh and in case you didn't know there is an 's' key just above and to the left of the 'z'.
itz to da right

[junior]

u pussy!!!!!!!
i run XC tubes 8) nooooooooooo flats

[RedPill]

Maxxis Dh are good,

[riderigid]

i just buy the normal tioga tubez that you can buy from and bike zhop. they are zick and i havent had too many flatz.
actually, they are zhit and are really starting to pizz me off. when i have got through the lot that i have then i am gonna upgrade.

[MUGEN]

i run maxxiz tubez which are prty kool. They way a fair bit but that duznt rly bothr me much.
I av only evr ad 1 flt wit them & I run rely low presrz, but, i am prety light.
(sorry for my use of grammar) :P

Maxxis are the go and you can expect to pay 15-20 bucks for them. IRC are cheaper but harder to find and have a full metal valve.
please... talk properly!

[lotec]

i just buy the normal tioga tubez that you can buy from and bike zhop. they are zick and i havent had too many flatz.
actually, they are zhit and are really starting to pizz me off. when i have got through the lot that i have then i am gonna upgrade.
what........................ the............................. HELL!?
oh and whoever said $15 to $20 for maxxis dh is mostly right but some not to be names bike shops neer terry hills bmx track sell them for $25...

[danield]

I really like the IRC tubes. 10bucks each is cheaper then the rest & if u cut an old tube up, & rap it around your good tube you can say goodbye to pinch flats. (Most of the time anyway)

[MIKEY B]

If you really want to put the laed in the pencil so to speak, go and buy some 23" Motorbike tubes. Yeah sure they are a little heavy but rust me you probably run them until the rubber perishes. I learnt this from Mtb Action mag so it s not always crap.

[lotec]

but how does a 23" tube fit a 26" rim? :?

[kalem]

but how does a 23" tube fit a 26" rim? :?

strech 'em

[S.]

but how does a 23" tube fit a 26" rim? :?

Because a 26" rim isn't 26".

[riderigid]

but how does a 23" tube fit a 26" rim? :?

Because a 26" rim isn't 26".
:shock:
then what is it? :?

[roasted]

well, theres heavy speculation about that

noone really knows whether a 26" rim is actually 26 or 23 1/4 measured

or is it?

stretch the damn tube.

[S.]

but how does a 23" tube fit a 26" rim? :?

Because a 26" rim isn't 26".
:shock:
then what is it? :?

Not sure exactly, but 26" is the diameter of the outside of the tyre (roughly) - the rim would have to be about 4" less in diameter, at least.

[MIKEY B]

but how does a 23" tube fit a 26" rim? :?

Yeah, got me the first time. I actually bought some 26" inch MX tubes from the local tyre shop and the guy there thought that was odd, apparently 26" Motorcycle rims are almost non existent ( Maybe I should a clicked then ). Took them home and guess what-They were about 5 inches to big in dia for my rims. I fitted them up anyway to see and just folded them over to take up the slack, and they worked really good, couldn't feel any odd running even with the fold in there. Only problem occurred when i took a corner a bit to fast and rolled the tyre, allowing the folded area to emerge blowing the tyre clean off the rim. After this I went rummaging through my old $6000 dollar purchase price pile of mags and found the Mtb Action were I had read it originally all those years ago- Alas the article said 23" tubes, and had alittle bit of detail about the size differences etc. The moral of the story-If you remember something that sounded like a good idea, go and check out that something first and get your facts straight. Any way the MX tubes made good chainstay protectors.

Sorry to rant but I thought This may shed some light on the subject.