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You can save further by patching air chambers with other air chambers, or better yet fit a ring of old air chamber between you tire and the air chamber, creatin

You can save further by patching air chambers with other air chambers, or better yet fit a ring of old air chamber between you tire and the air chamber, creating a thicker wall that it's harder to penetrate by debris, glass, nails, etc. You can get your tires pumped for free at most bike shops, gas stations, public bike repair stations. Use your saved up 50€ for beers or better yet give it to someone else so she can buy a bike!

aidenscott2016 7y ago
Is 'air chamber' the literal translation from French? I like it better than 'inner tube'
- wutwutwutwut 7y ago
  I like it less because I am super confused what they are talking about.
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- tomcooks 6y ago
  Camera d'aria in Italian. Câmara-de-ar in Portuguese. Cámara in Spanish. And so on and so forth.
- hk__2 6y ago
  That’s what my friend Google Translation told me
loeg 7y ago
Inner tubes are like $1.50-$2 and with some commuter-friendly tough tires like Schwalbe Marathons or Conti Gator-skins you probably avoid most punctures to begin with. I would not recommend shoving a second inner tube in your tire, that will probably not seat well and may adversely affect handling. Real tube patchkits are also very inexpensive, there's no reason to bodge something together with old tubes.
- tomcooks 6y ago
  Where you live probably. Cycles 13k+ km and had no problem with second inner tube, it's pretty common. Your mileage might, literally, vary. It's not about the money but about recycling, feel free to buy more if you like the market, cheers
  - loeg 6y ago
    > Where you live probably. Nah; I buy them shipped internationally for that price. (This doesn't help on the environmentalism angle, but IMO the impact here is pretty low, especially if it offsets car miles.) They've gone up in price somewhat but still are pretty cheap: https://www.wiggle.com/lifeline-road-inner-tube/ https://www.wiggle.com/lifeline-road-inner-tube/
    - tomcooks 6y ago
      Please let me know where you get such amazing prices, because with wiggle you have at least 8$ plus in shipping within the UK (where they are located). I can only imagine outside EU. I also believe you are wrong if you think that sourcing internationally is anywhere within the "low impact" range. Happy cycling, to each one her own. [0] https://www.wiggle.co.uk/h/option/international https://www.wiggle.co.uk/h/option/international
      - loeg 6y ago
        Wiggle delivers free to the US on orders over $60 USD; I throw tubes in with other orders when my supply on hand is below, say, a half dozen. If don't know about their policies to the UK or EU markets. Even with $8 in shipping, if you buy 8 tubes that only adds $1/tube. Usually still well below shop prices, which can be as high as $7-8/tube (although less obviously so at $2.80 than their former price of $1.50). > I also believe you are wrong if you think that sourcing internationally is anywhere within the "low impact" range. I guess we have different ideas of what that vague term means, and that's fine! For what it's worth, the entire bike part ecosystem is international. The vast majority of bike frames are made in China and Taiwan; Shimano's parts are made in China, Malaysia, and Singapore; and very few brands (Look; I don't know of any others) make frames in North Africa, which is relatively local to the EU but not the US market. Inner tubes are also made in Taiwan/China. Unless you live in Taiwan, there is international sourcing going on somewhere in the supply chain. Happy cycling :-)

aidenscott2016 7y ago

Is 'air chamber' the literal translation from French? I like it better than 'inner tube'

wutwutwutwut 7y ago
I like it less because I am super confused what they are talking about.
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tomcooks 6y ago
Camera d'aria in Italian. Câmara-de-ar in Portuguese. Cámara in Spanish. And so on and so forth.
hk__2 6y ago
That’s what my friend Google Translation told me

loeg 7y ago

Inner tubes are like $1.50-$2 and with some commuter-friendly tough tires like Schwalbe Marathons or Conti Gator-skins you probably avoid most punctures to begin with. I would not recommend shoving a second inner tube in your tire, that will probably not seat well and may adversely affect handling. Real tube patchkits are also very inexpensive, there's no reason to bodge something together with old tubes.

tomcooks 6y ago
Where you live probably. Cycles 13k+ km and had no problem with second inner tube, it's pretty common. Your mileage might, literally, vary. It's not about the money but about recycling, feel free to buy more if you like the market, cheers
- loeg 6y ago
  > Where you live probably. Nah; I buy them shipped internationally for that price. (This doesn't help on the environmentalism angle, but IMO the impact here is pretty low, especially if it offsets car miles.) They've gone up in price somewhat but still are pretty cheap: https://www.wiggle.com/lifeline-road-inner-tube/ https://www.wiggle.com/lifeline-road-inner-tube/
  - tomcooks 6y ago
    Please let me know where you get such amazing prices, because with wiggle you have at least 8$ plus in shipping within the UK (where they are located). I can only imagine outside EU. I also believe you are wrong if you think that sourcing internationally is anywhere within the "low impact" range. Happy cycling, to each one her own. [0] https://www.wiggle.co.uk/h/option/international https://www.wiggle.co.uk/h/option/international
    - loeg 6y ago
      Wiggle delivers free to the US on orders over $60 USD; I throw tubes in with other orders when my supply on hand is below, say, a half dozen. If don't know about their policies to the UK or EU markets. Even with $8 in shipping, if you buy 8 tubes that only adds $1/tube. Usually still well below shop prices, which can be as high as $7-8/tube (although less obviously so at $2.80 than their former price of $1.50). > I also believe you are wrong if you think that sourcing internationally is anywhere within the "low impact" range. I guess we have different ideas of what that vague term means, and that's fine! For what it's worth, the entire bike part ecosystem is international. The vast majority of bike frames are made in China and Taiwan; Shimano's parts are made in China, Malaysia, and Singapore; and very few brands (Look; I don't know of any others) make frames in North Africa, which is relatively local to the EU but not the US market. Inner tubes are also made in Taiwan/China. Unless you live in Taiwan, there is international sourcing going on somewhere in the supply chain. Happy cycling :-)