I rode my old 18 year old Target Pacific bike for years and never had a flat. Rode a Mongoose for last year… Never had a flat. Got a Trek and put some Bontrager tubes in beginning of this summer, nd ran over an ear ring of all things. Got a flat.
I’m not ready to mess with tubeless yet, but was wondering if the tubes at the bike shops are truly any better than those at Walmart, or other department stores.
If there are tubes that are better I’d be interested. If they are substantially lighter I’d be interested.
Any opinions?