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Old 03-30-2024, 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted by mattscq View Post
There's also a whole bunch of "cheap" keyboard-mash letter salad brands on Amazon and Aliexpress who'll sell a TPU tube for as low as $12+/-. I assume they all come from the same few factories, Tubolitos and RHs included. Is there a way to tell which ones might be ok? I won't ever run one full time as I run tubeless but I'd like to carry a tube for emergencies and if I can cut the weight and volume down, I'd gladly pay $12 (but not $40) for a rarely used parachute.
Cyclami started to get a consensus as far as reliability and overall quality given price. They have a metal stem valve. They cost 1/5 of Tubolito when u order 4 or more.

What people fail to get is that in the medium term a TPU tubes costs less than a butyl. You can efficiently repair TPU tubes whereas butyl is not that obvious.
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