10-20-2012, 09:51 PM
I'm currently suspecting that the Kenda Inner Tube in my front tire has a slow leak. I filled it up about a week ago and it's dropped to 10 pounds. It's one of those Kenda tubes that are about as thin as a piece of paper. It wouldn't suprise me if it has a puncture in it. The tire is on my Huffy Mtb Bike.
The rear tube was changed out from a Kenda to a Hutchinson. The Hutchinson tube performs perfectly and is 20% thicker than a normal tube. The only problem I have with the Hutchinson isn't the tube itself, but the tire. The tire bead doesn't always seat correctly. But I took the tube out and put it back in and somehow it fixed it. The tire came with the bike and is a no-name chinese tire.
The front is the same No-Name Chinese tire, but the front never has problems with the bead. It's problem is the el' cheapo Kenda Paper-Thin Tube. So, I'm thinking about replacing the Kenda with a Hutchinson like the rear, because the Hutchinson is only $6.96 at Wal-Mart, 20% thicker, and performs excellent!
The bike hasn't been ridden in a week because the pedal fell off and it hurts my feet as my foot is wide. The Hutchinson tube has dropped just a pound, if even that. But the Kenda dropped about 5 to 10 pounds. (I never fill my tires up, I just fill them half-way up because of the cheapness of the Chinese No-Names.)
So what does everyone on here think about it?
The rear tube was changed out from a Kenda to a Hutchinson. The Hutchinson tube performs perfectly and is 20% thicker than a normal tube. The only problem I have with the Hutchinson isn't the tube itself, but the tire. The tire bead doesn't always seat correctly. But I took the tube out and put it back in and somehow it fixed it. The tire came with the bike and is a no-name chinese tire.
The front is the same No-Name Chinese tire, but the front never has problems with the bead. It's problem is the el' cheapo Kenda Paper-Thin Tube. So, I'm thinking about replacing the Kenda with a Hutchinson like the rear, because the Hutchinson is only $6.96 at Wal-Mart, 20% thicker, and performs excellent!
The bike hasn't been ridden in a week because the pedal fell off and it hurts my feet as my foot is wide. The Hutchinson tube has dropped just a pound, if even that. But the Kenda dropped about 5 to 10 pounds. (I never fill my tires up, I just fill them half-way up because of the cheapness of the Chinese No-Names.)
So what does everyone on here think about it?