Best innertubes

[illmonkey]

Am I being picky? But I seem to always get punctures with Continental inner tubes. Are they thinner, or a crap rubber?

What do you guys thing of these self healing ones? Double the price, but I seem to get a puncture at least once a fortnight, and usually on the rear, so a pain in the arse to change.

[jenkotvr]

I ran Continental tubes for 12 months without a single flat, i did have kenda tyres (folding bead) which work really well for me.

Not ridden lightly either, gap jumps, drop offs...xc llandegla, the beast, skyline, dragons back..

What tyres are you running and are you running them soft?

[illmonkey]

Hutchinson Toro. 26x2.15 inch.

Can't remember what I inflate to, last time was last year. I usually do the average on the tyre.

[MadDad]

What bike are you riding?

I have Michelin latex inner tubes on my road bike inflated to 140 psi and so far so good (admittedly I have only had the bike 6 weeks but have covered circa 450 miles on very bad road surfaces).

I have Kendra inner tubes on both of my MTB's and have only had one flat so far in over a year of forest and gravel riding.

Assuming you are talking about an MTB what sort of pressure are you running in your tyres and what sort of terrain are you riding?

[illmonkey]

Bike is a Cannondale F3 (2009). Mixture of riding, from tarmac trails to 'off road' across tree roots, on dirt etc.

[cjs]

I got so fed up with punctures on my MTB that I went for better tyres, ended up with Specialized Armadillo, they have a reinforced layer, got very few punctures after getting these. They are a bit harder than standard tyres so the handling changes slightly. I'm sure other manufacturers do a similar product.

I've now gone tubeless on my newer bike, no punctures in a year and a few hundred miles. This was the best upgrade I have done, much lighter, better handling and no punctures!

[Gooby]

Get rid of the tubes and go "tubeless" - simple.

No Punctures in YEARS!