UHD Tubes

If you ride rocks nothing could be better than mousse tubes. Once YOU learn to change them (most bike shops wont or can’t) you wont go back. Yes they are expensive at first. They can be cut and added to, yes they need to be lubed. Beware it seems to me the Lindswood ones are cheaper for a reason, the ones I have fitted for a few people dont seem to have lasted as well as Michelin one. In fairness with one it hadnt been out to be relubed, sometimes you have to do that. There are also lubes and lubes it seems from experience the genuine Michelin one is thicker seems to last for peeps that dont want to take the chance over a longer period of time, if you are changing tyres a bit more often a cheaper lube will do. I have been using them for over 5 years now. I that time I have used 3 fronts and 2 rears (I rarely run the rear because I have only had one rear flat in 6 years and on my bikes that would be over 90,000kms :ohmy: ) Until recently I always used the genuine lube to achieve those miles
Pirelli also make mousse tubes I havent tried one so I cant comment

I have banged on about Michelin ultra heavy duty tubes forever here one I had in the rear of 2 bikes didnt over 25000ks before I got a railway spike thru it. Bridgestone also do a ultra tube I reckon is as good

I will find you some info about Mousses, Mal 5.1 uses them and is a gun at changing them (best I know ) Crash has used them also for ages

TB

I have had a set of UHD tubes in my bike for over a year now and I have done heaps of riding without any dramas, they are Bridgestone. Lately I have been thinking about mousse but will continue with the tubes for now.

I think a properly set up bike and suspension helps a lot too.

The Kenda Tuff tubes are very thick, but expensive at $50 a pop when you can now get a mousse for $120

As a bit of extra insurance – try using tyre slime – green stuff you get from repco or super cheap 1 litre does 4 tubes

Ollie

My only experience on a mousse was on Nickj’s bike as he wanted my thoughts on his fork. He thought it felt harsh on square edge hits. He was right, it spiked badly but it was not his fork but his mousse. He pulled it out and it had totally deteriorated inside the tyre.

STM

Scott I can put you at ease and assure you the problem with Nick’s bike / mousse is related to his mousse which had in fact failed and was one of the cheap mousses with the thin style cheaper lubes I was talking about. I have been running the michelin mousses for over 5years their lube and can tell you they protect your rims and don’t fail apart in the time his littswood mousse has. Remember I have only used 3 in 5 years and in tha time did heaps more miles than Nick, DeJays littswoods has also failed in the same sort of time / use frame. I havent seen Nick’s but from chatting with Nick about his it’s the same lube related failure causing the mousse to come tear and ball up.
I fitted a littswood mousse to Steve’s 530, it has done about 2 thousand kms including the two navigation ride which was nearly 1000 kms of ADV riding. Only difference is I used Michelin lube it seems. I recently changed the tyre for this weekends ride as I will be using it and the mousse is fine. The price of the Michelins has now dropped so I wouldn’t use the cheaper ones now

TB

Blu goo is the ducks guts .. its made of paper machete and some non drying liquid, will seal a nail hole, even blocks the valve stem when you take the valve out if its on the bottom.

Ollie wrote:

yep several :laugh: I wouldnt recommend it if it wasnt any good

Yeah won’t argue with that mate as I haven’t run it because I haven’t heard anyone but you happy with it and that guy at the field day. I will try it in the kids bikes because cant get decent tubes for then

TB