Best TPU tube brand

[BeR]

Hello,
According to you, what is the most reliable brand (and link on Aliexpress) :
- Ridenow
- Cyclami
- Geoid
- Other

[joegal]

Good question.
I would also add Thinkrider to that list, as they often sell very cheap in the "3 for 4.99$" section.

However, my personal experience is limited to the old Ridenow 36g (black valve stem) and they were flawless. With the 19g Ridenow (transparent valve stem), I had one flat, but that would have been a flat with any tube.

[BeR]

Indeed, I forgot Think Rider. Ridenow seems to have a 26g with aluminium valve.

What is the max pressure inflate for those TPU ?

[kbernstein]

From monitoring the weightweenies thread with tons of experience it seems cyclami is rated a bit lower due to more frequent leaks and bad valve cores. I've barely ridden my ridenow in disc wheels but I just put the $2.50 thinkrider tubes this season on my rim brake bike and so far so good, even after potholes where I might have punctured with butyl. And I live in a very hilly area, 150km/3600m last week

[RoadieMKD]

Offbondage for me. Had 4 sets of ThinkRider and all failed at the valve stem/tube interface. When you compare the Offbondage to ThinkRider at the point of failure, the Offbondage is manufactured much superior and that involves multiple layers or boundaries of ultrasonic welding to assure airtight fit. They had a sale and were 8.5 Eur for a pair.

[BeR]

Offbondage for me. Had 4 sets of ThinkRider and all failed at the valve stem/tube interface. When you compare the Offbondage to ThinkRider at the point of failure, the Offbondage is manufactured much superior and that involves multiple layers or boundaries of ultrasonic welding to assure airtight fit. They had a sale and were 8.5 Eur for a pair.

What is the max inflate of Offbondage ?

[RoadieMKD]

What is the max inflate of Offbondage ?

It is not specified, but I run 7bar (100 psi) on 24mm SWorks turbo tyres and have no issues. I'm 6 months with using them and still going strong.

[Serge_K]

I think Offbondage wins, purely on a name basis. Imagine the flex of telling everyone you run offbondage tpu tubes. Five stars.

[hazzer19]

Anyone tried the Magene TPU tubes? https://www.magene.com/en/exar/65-exar-tube-700c-ultralight-tpu-inner-tube.html

[kbernstein]

Anyone tried the Magene TPU tubes? https://www.magene.com/en/exar/65-exar-tube-700c-ultralight-tpu-inner-tube.html

This guy, and I think GPLama had them too. Price seems a bit outrageous for what it is

[johnnyboy4711]

Indeed, I forgot Think Rider. Ridenow seems to have a 26g with aluminium valve.

What is the max pressure inflate for those TPU ?

ridenow - never failed me boutght 8 Tpus road and gravel
buy thinkrider buy twice they are absolute junk

[Stephiso]

Just bought 3 Ride Now TPU tubes from Ali
2 for the bike with 1 spare.

1 had a leaky valve out of the box. Luckily Aliexpress was able to refund me quickly and i'll just have to order one or 2 more.

[johnnyboy4711]

Ride now- great on roadbikes
not so great on Gravel- very prone to pinch flats(snake bites).
running them at35-40psi on maxxis ramblers 40mm i am 90kg .
3 of 4 tubes failed on each ride.

update
reached out to Info@ridenow and explained my reservations about buying ridenow again and Eric responded and some over and back i asked could he send a repair kit(tpu cement etc- the good one) as a gesture.
he sent two and 6 gravel tubes.
cant fault that kind of service

[jonathanf2]

I prefer Offbondage since they come with alloy stems and valve covers. Plastic stems can crack and leak. Though ThinkRider tpu tubes can be bought for cheap. I usually buy mine through AliEx Pick 3 & Save.

Since my local urban roads suck, I tend to run lower PSI pressures, about 5-10 psi lower than optimal. I've been able to minimize punctures this way with tpu tubes. If I were racing on smooth tarmac, I'd run higher pressures. If I were running wider tires like 30-32c, I'd probably go tubeless. Though I like to climb and prefer the nimbleness + lower weight of 25c road slicks. Also on 21mm internal width rims, my 25c tires widen out close to 28c so I get the advantages of both a narrow tire (less weight) and wide tire (more contact patch).

[jfcb]

For me RideNow has been very reliable.
With the thinkrider tubes, I had some quality issues with.