Inner Tubes

Shane
I asked a simple question which only required a simple answer not a half smart smarmy comment !!!

eerfree

Shaker
I asked a simple question which only required a simple answer not a half smart smarmy comment !!!

eerfree

I am with you Shaker. Buy one of each. That isn't super smart and smarmy at all. It's common sense not to over stretech or deeply crease.

It wasn't meant to be smart & certainly isn't within the definition of smarmy.
I also might add, that I took the trouble to Google up the outside diameter difference for you.
If you were talking about carrying 2 extra wheels I could have understood the dilemma ...... but 2 tubes?

Geoff,

I'd be interested to try that. I'm just wondering whether the valve would pull in as you inflated the tyre. I guess my concern would be that the quality of tubes these days is crap, and they may not take to being expanded an extra 2 inches. Off to Warraweena after I finish my coffee!
Cheers
phil

Hi Robin
That's interesting. Been trying to get a tube as an emergency backup for tubeless Dunlop Grandtrek 265/65R17 AT20. Have been told no such tube available for a 17" and will have to try a 16". Various tyre stores were hesitant to give me any info ona 16" tube.
Have also been told that if the tube folds or creases it will fail very quickly if not straight away.
I will investigate the 235/85/16 TR13.
Thanks
PeteS

Hi PeteS

Haven't heard that about folds etc, its certainly less than ideal , but that implies wear , which comes from movement and an expanded tube under pressure doesn't move much in tyre.

Its worth the effort to put tube into an old carcass off the rim and watch how it fills it.

Solved more than one problem with tube , apart from keeping kids happy in swimming holes , remember one night , bit like to-day in melbourne , wet cold miserable and at 2am in the mud we rolled a tyre off rim and couldn't re-seat it with air available , we were winning and determined not to lose place so fitted tube and this re-seated tyre bead quite nicely forcing about a kilo of mud out of tyre in process.

Robin Miller

sorry if my reply came across as half smart/smarmy but some forum posters do not know what 31 10.5r 15 means, don't be put off asking Questions on this excellent forum.
If you think that some of the replys you got where a bit harsh,SO BE IT,personally I wouldn't stuff around fitting an odd size tube in a tyre (there's plenty out there have enough trouble with tubes that are the right size)just spend the $25 and not WORRY about it!

Shane