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Performance brand tube failures
Anyone been having trouble with Performance Brand tubes failing at the
valve stem? My buddy has had at least 4 of them recently that have failed right at the base of the stem. We checked the hole in the rim for sharp edges, but didn't find any problem. |
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oups.com... Anyone been having trouble with Performance Brand tubes failing at the valve stem? My buddy has had at least 4 of them recently that have failed right at the base of the stem. We checked the hole in the rim for sharp edges, but didn't find any problem. One other possibility. I had a pair of Hutchinson tires a couple of years ago that caused tube failures adjacent to the stem. The tire's bead area was so large that the tube by the valve was suspended between the two beads and could not seat against the bottom of the rim. Over time the tube would fail at the unsupported area that was next to the valve. I have also had runs of defective tubes from Salsa and Continental where the tubes would fail at a weak seam in the tube. Solution was to give up on light weight road tubes and go to Blackburn generic standard weight. A little heavier, but they never fail with out outside intervention. Bill |
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Yep,
I purchased some Lunar Lights and the tire failed in that manner. Switched over to Michelins and have not had a problem since. Don't know if it was a design flaw or a manufcture problem. Claude |
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file the hole from the inside. work on it. its an acquired skill.
often, the barbs cannot be seen. |
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file the hole from the inside. work on it. its an acquired skill.
often, the barbs cannot be seen. |
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file the hole from the inside. work on it. its an acquired skill.
often, the barbs cannot be seen. |
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i use nashbars that may be performance tubes and have no problems. the
problems came with burrs on the hole's edges and from vandals with pliers. |
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I've tried Performance ultralite road tubes and they're terrible.
Numerous failures at the base of the stem, spontaneous pinhole leaks not related to punctures, etc. By contrast, Kenda's equally inexpensive ultralite road tubes (also sold under the Salsa brand name) are superb. |
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