Inner tubes for fat bike tyres
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Inner tubes for fat bike tyres
I think I ought to buy some inner tubes for my fat bike tyres. Whilst the rims are tubeless-ready, I think I'll see the Winter months through using inner tubes and then focus on going tubeless when the weather improves.
Inner tubes for fat tyres seem to be hard to come by here in the UK.
My rims are 26". Tyres are 26x4.4 inch Jumbo Jims. I'm trying to find suitable tubes so any recommendations would be welcome.
Inner tubes for fat tyres seem to be hard to come by here in the UK.
My rims are 26". Tyres are 26x4.4 inch Jumbo Jims. I'm trying to find suitable tubes so any recommendations would be welcome.
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I think I ought to buy some inner tubes for my fat bike tyres. Whilst the rims are tubeless-ready, I think I'll see the Winter months through using inner tubes and then focus on going tubeless when the weather improves.
Inner tubes for fat tyres seem to be hard to come by here in the UK.
My rims are 26". Tyres are 26x4.4 inch Jumbo Jims. I'm trying to find suitable tubes so any recommendations would be welcome.
Inner tubes for fat tyres seem to be hard to come by here in the UK.
My rims are 26". Tyres are 26x4.4 inch Jumbo Jims. I'm trying to find suitable tubes so any recommendations would be welcome.
However, your Jumbo Jims are wider than any of my tires.
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I think I ought to buy some inner tubes for my fat bike tyres. Whilst the rims are tubeless-ready, I think I'll see the Winter months through using inner tubes and then focus on going tubeless when the weather improves.
Inner tubes for fat tyres seem to be hard to come by here in the UK.
My rims are 26". Tyres are 26x4.4 inch Jumbo Jims. I'm trying to find suitable tubes so any recommendations would be welcome.
Inner tubes for fat tyres seem to be hard to come by here in the UK.
My rims are 26". Tyres are 26x4.4 inch Jumbo Jims. I'm trying to find suitable tubes so any recommendations would be welcome.
if already tubeless, why not leave it that way and just take one tube as a spare with you?
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So is the bike already tubeless, or just tubeless ready? In the latter case the tubes are still in. If you converted it to tubeless already, didn't you keep the tubes it came with?
if already tubeless, why not leave it that way and just take one tube as a spare with you?
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if already tubeless, why not leave it that way and just take one tube as a spare with you?
quality of answers depends on quality of the question and the information provided
A couple of the replies suggest that tubes designed for narrower tyres should be fine. If this is the case then I have more options that I can go for.
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The tyres/wheels are stock so have tubes in them. I want to buy a couple of spare tubes in case I get punctures over the Winter. Fat tyre inner tubes are rare in the UK so I was looking for suggestions of inner tubes that would fit my tyres (Jumbo Jims 4.4x26 inch).
A couple of the replies suggest that tubes designed for narrower tyres should be fine. If this is the case then I have more options that I can go for.
A couple of the replies suggest that tubes designed for narrower tyres should be fine. If this is the case then I have more options that I can go for.
go tubeless and retrieve the tubes you already have as spare.
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All my 23mm tubes easily expand to 5+" in width when I'm looking for a tiny pinhole puncture. So I'd expect just about any tube to work in your ~4" tires if you're having such difficulty finding some of the correct nominal size.
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I think I ought to buy some inner tubes for my fat bike tyres. Whilst the rims are tubeless-ready, I think I'll see the Winter months through using inner tubes and then focus on going tubeless when the weather improves.
Inner tubes for fat tyres seem to be hard to come by here in the UK.
My rims are 26". Tyres are 26x4.4 inch Jumbo Jims. I'm trying to find suitable tubes so any recommendations would be welcome.
Inner tubes for fat tyres seem to be hard to come by here in the UK.
My rims are 26". Tyres are 26x4.4 inch Jumbo Jims. I'm trying to find suitable tubes so any recommendations would be welcome.
If you do buy tubes, you could use 26x4.0. I would not go smaller. These are readily available on the internet. I don't know about delivery with the current coronavirus.
I have decided to run tubes, with the tubeless sealant in the tubes. I think that is the best setup. If you do change a tire, the sealant is contained within the tubes, and normally should not make a mess. I have only just started with this setup recently, but I expect some tires should not have a flat for the entire life of the tire. Most punctures I have had in the past have been very small, and would seal. On rare occasions I may have a larger puncture which may not seal.
While running sealant in tubes, I do not carry spare tubes. I think it will be very rare that I may need one.
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Actually 26 x 2.4-2.7 tubes will stretch and work in fat bike tires. I've done it and it works.
Set up tubeless and only carry a tube for emergency.
Set up tubeless and only carry a tube for emergency.
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Why not just stay tubeless? I run tubeless through the winter and have not had any issues. Probably the coldest I ride is -15 degrees C. Plus the tires are a bit more flexible and grip the snow and frozen dirt better.