Halfrauds inner tubes...
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...are utter w*****nk.
Just p1ssed away the best part of a tenner on replacing the tube on my dear Mother's bicycle.
The existing tyres on my old Trek 7000 were almost twenty years old, so thought I'd replace those whilst swapping the front inner tube. No problems with the rear, tyre off, old tube (not twenty yrs old) still in good nick so it's gone back in, new tyre on, wonderful.
New Halfrauds tube in the front, tyre back on, try & pump it up, won't hold any pressure (this was Sunday). Tyre off & I've somehow got a pinch flat in the process.
New tube bought today, exactly the same thing happened.
It seems the tubes are made of condom thickness rubber & the quality, like everything else, has dropped massively over the last ten years. Rip-off Britain indeed.
Now I need to get yet another tube, but will not be getting it (nor any other bike bits & bobs) from that sh*te hole. Bunch of mars bars.
Just p1ssed away the best part of a tenner on replacing the tube on my dear Mother's bicycle.
The existing tyres on my old Trek 7000 were almost twenty years old, so thought I'd replace those whilst swapping the front inner tube. No problems with the rear, tyre off, old tube (not twenty yrs old) still in good nick so it's gone back in, new tyre on, wonderful.
New Halfrauds tube in the front, tyre back on, try & pump it up, won't hold any pressure (this was Sunday). Tyre off & I've somehow got a pinch flat in the process.
New tube bought today, exactly the same thing happened.
It seems the tubes are made of condom thickness rubber & the quality, like everything else, has dropped massively over the last ten years. Rip-off Britain indeed.
Now I need to get yet another tube, but will not be getting it (nor any other bike bits & bobs) from that sh*te hole. Bunch of mars bars.
Edited by Shaw Tarse on Tuesday 13th August 18:42
done it myself with a continental inner. If you don't make sure all the inner is clear of the rim when you push the tyre bead over, pinch flat is the result - it's your fault, not the tube sadly. I've had more of these since getting folding tyres (like 3 months ago bought my first ever?!) than in decades of wire bead tyres.
have fun.
have fun.
So it must be a coincidence then that I've only had this problem with their current tubes, not with the old tube that went back into the rear and never before over God knows how many tube changes & patches.
I would insert the 'scratching chin' smiley here, but I'm using my sh***y iPhone so I can't.
I would insert the 'scratching chin' smiley here, but I'm using my sh***y iPhone so I can't.
Funnily enough when I was collecting my mtb from the bike shop yesterday, there was a girl whinging that a Halfords inner tube punctured straight away, he replied something along the lines of "to be honest the ones we sell are just the same, it must've been put on wrong". Nuff said.
Mine are from asda, Halfords is way too posh for me.
BTW Kevlar belted tyres or the schwalbe marathon plus are what you want for avoiding punctures.
Mine are from asda, Halfords is way too posh for me.
BTW Kevlar belted tyres or the schwalbe marathon plus are what you want for avoiding punctures.
Give the tube some shape before fitting and never use levers.
Insert tube.
Work your way around the wheel starting from the opposite side of valve entrance. i.e. Valve entrance is last place to roll the tyre over.
Push the valve back in towards the rim a few times to seat it once tyre is on.
Check all around between the rim and tyre for on any bits of tube sticking out.
Pump up.
Simples
Insert tube.
Work your way around the wheel starting from the opposite side of valve entrance. i.e. Valve entrance is last place to roll the tyre over.
Push the valve back in towards the rim a few times to seat it once tyre is on.
Check all around between the rim and tyre for on any bits of tube sticking out.
Pump up.
Simples
Edited by Westy Pre-Lit on Wednesday 14th August 07:50
Westy Pre-Lit said:
Give the tube some shape before fitting and never use levers.
Insert tube.
Work your way around the wheel starting from the opposite side of valve entrance. i.e. Valve entrance is last place to roll the tyre over.
Push the valve back in towards the rim a few times to seat it once tyre is on.
Check all around between the rim and tyre for on any bits of tube sticking out.
Pump up.
Simples
Then do it all again so that the valve sticks out straight!Insert tube.
Work your way around the wheel starting from the opposite side of valve entrance. i.e. Valve entrance is last place to roll the tyre over.
Push the valve back in towards the rim a few times to seat it once tyre is on.
Check all around between the rim and tyre for on any bits of tube sticking out.
Pump up.
Simples
Edited by Westy Pre-Lit on Wednesday 14th August 07:50
Well, I purchased two more tubes from a little shop just south of Cambridge today & fitted one this evening, using exactly the same methodology as before, and, lo & behold, the wheel is now back on the bike, complete with a fully inflated inner tube.
I think I'll stick to the conclusion that I drew previously, even if you lot believe it to be wrong.
I think I'll stick to the conclusion that I drew previously, even if you lot believe it to be wrong.
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