Do you replace Inner Tube every time get new Tire?
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2009
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From: Manila, Philippines
I'd be more worried about the old tube being damaged during the removal process. At least in my country as they have to manually break the beads and use a lot of effort to get the tire off. Too easy to pinch the tube.
$25 for a tube seems high though.Also, will always replace the rim strip, but that is very cheap.
$25 for a tube seems high though.Also, will always replace the rim strip, but that is very cheap.
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Coweta, Oklahoma
So funds are tight, and I'm not wanting to pay the $25 for a new tube the shop wants to charge. A fellow rider friend said he doesn't replace his tube every time he gets a new tire and that unless you have a hole in it or it's getting real old, the tube is normally in good condition and he re-uses it.
My tube is about 10 months old and thought maybe I'd keep it this time around and then replace it at my next tire change.
I wanted to take a survey first, though.
My tube is about 10 months old and thought maybe I'd keep it this time around and then replace it at my next tire change.
I wanted to take a survey first, though.
I talked to one of the techs at the local stealer, er, dealer and he said he takes customers old take offs that have only a lil mileage on em but with a puncture and he'll throw a tube into it and roll with it.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2012
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From: CT
Aside from the obvious safety issue that everyone has debated so far, what about the cost issue? If you choose not to change the tube and your luck is anything like mine. Say there ends up being a problem and you get a pinhole in the tube, or the tech pinched it removing or whatever and you get a flat. First, hopefully it happens in your garage not on the road. Then, depending on how bad it is you might be paying to tow the bike to the dealer/shop, paying another $100+ labor to dismount the tire, and buying that $25 tube you could have bought in the first place.
I do that all the time but I patch them from the inside instead of using a tube. I usually go through the tire piles at the sport bike shops. They don't always have holes either, you'd be surprised what some people throw away. That's why my bike has a brand new 190/50zr17 on the back. 5lbs lighter than a Harley 160 Dunlop, a lot more tire to corner with and sticky as hell. They have to pay to dispose of them, usually they're happy to let you take them. I haven't bought a tire in 8 years. Plus you feel a lot better about smokin them off once in a while.
I do that all the time but I patch them from the inside instead of using a tube. I usually go through the tire piles at the sport bike shops. They don't always have holes either, you'd be surprised what some people throw away. That's why my bike has a brand new 190/50zr17 on the back. 5lbs lighter than a Harley 160 Dunlop, a lot more tire to corner with and sticky as hell. They have to pay to dispose of them, usually they're happy to let you take them. I haven't bought a tire in 8 years. Plus you feel a lot better about smokin them off once in a while.
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