I'm considering buying these to replace my fat MB tires for road riding. Will I need new tubes? What's recommended?
1049505
I bought new narrower tubes. I didn't put them in, I just squeezed the old ones in. The tires are great! It kept me from buying a road bike last year.
1049506
You bet... you'll need a 26x1.25 tube. I went cheap and bought some at Wal Mart not knowing how much I'd like the tires (thinking sunk costs). When you put the tires on, you might find that they are a tight fit around the rim and that the tube seems to crimp when you first lay it inside the tire. Not sure if the crimping corrects itself when you inflate the tire; thus far I've had no problems after 60+ miles of riding on 'em.Hope that helps,CT
1050097
I recommend using a thorn resistant tube. If you run over a thorn and it breaks off in the tire, it may still penetrate after being ridden over time. I always spend a little extra on the tube, because I have found that the further I am from home, the more likely a cheap tube is to rupture or go flat!!
1101467
Walmart mounted, balanced with new stems for about $15 a piece and disposed of the old ones. I saved money going this route and they are very good tires. Hope this helps
1663749
They are not tubeless. Use a tube recommend for your size tire. Generally the lightest weight tube you can find. This tire has good puncture resistance so you do not need a heavy tube.
1336481
No need for tubes with these tires. I mounted them using the redneck-starter-fluid-and-match method, no Slime, and they've held air with no leaks for he past 6 months and still going strong.
1941035
Ted is right. Use the right size tube for the tire. I would even go further and recommend installing a new tube with any new tire unless your old tube is relatively new.Jim
1349545
Oh yes, I love these tires. I've even done a little single track MTB with them on some trails. Nice grip on pavements and Corning. They can take some abuse
1692491
Hi Edward, I chose to add tubes with the bent stems considering the small 6" rim size in my case. My steel rims are 40+ years old. Tubes are easy to install and inexpensive. If you do not have a good surface at the tire beads, you will likely see problems down the road, and you may not have room for regular pressed in straight stems on small 6" rims. Use lots of sunlight soap and water to install, and take your time. Cheers! Jeff
411671
They seem more of a road tire. I'm sure they'll work, but not as aggressive or thick as a mtn bike tire.
1475801
Keep in mind some motorcycles have tubes. On a tubeless tire I would consider it with an experienced rider and no other options, although a physicsl plug is a much better option
258066
Absolutely brother... They're awesome... Kevlar belted...nice fat track... A super smooth riding tire..I used the Slime tubes with them... Couldn't be happier with my decision...
382126
Not really, but a really tough street tire and good for touring, I have used them on a couple of my bikes for several years and have never had a flat. Currently running them on the streets of Eastern LA, CA and they have never let me down. They are hard to mount the first time and I recommend some really tough levers, I broke a whole set of cheap ones before splurging for a good set.
1130794
As far as I know and I am in no way a mechanic this tire needs no tube. My tires arrived I took them to my local dealer with my old wheels, he took of the old and put on the new for about 10 bucks a tire. No tube required at least he didnt charge me for any if they were needed
1944587
I used these tubes on my 23c tires on narrow stock rims and didn't have a problem or flats for 2 years. I have since upgraded my wheelset to wider (and lighter) rims.
32520
I ran them tubeless on Stan's Iron Cross rims using Stan's sealant. Did not hold a seal very well, leaked around the bead, but I was able to run them this way for 1000 miles or so. Eventually, the sealant ate away the rubber inside the tire and exposed the threads, causing the rear to delaminate until a bubble appeared in the tread.
1793389
John H. answer below is comprehensive, and they are definitely not a mountain bike tire, but I am planning to eventually replace them with a slightly more road less mountain oriented tread design in the hope of getting a lower rolling resistance.
39674
Tube tires made of rubber.... I have used mine on pretty much every terrain and still have yet to see it leave any marks or damage. The only negative I could possibly come up with is the pins can become loose after a time however I'm pretty sure If I were to bend them a little that the problem would be no more. Hope that helps!