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I had to switch to Continental from another brand of tube, Continental seems to have removable presta valves in the stems. Neither brand advertises a removable valve. What I do not like as much is that this tube has a shaft that is threaded, and the other was smooth. The smooth stem makes it much easier to fill the tube, which if you have 120 lbs tires you know you have to air up weekly. The other down side is that these tubes appear to be thinner. I put a new tube in and was airing it up and it exploded. I have to put slime in my tires because of the goat head thorns and even with a plastic tube guard the tubes still gets punctured. What I had to do is add slime to the tube, install it then air it SLOWLY, rotating the tube to allow the slime to disperse around the tire. Then I was fine. You have to squeeze the tire to make sure that the air is dispersing. If the tire does not feel the same all around you have to rotate it and allow the slime to flow down.

It's hard to get too excited about an inner tube. This one has a presta valve with a method of screwing it down to the rim, which I like. It makes inflation more stable. If you use a pump that screws to the valve, you have to be careful not to over tighten it, as you will unscrew the valve as well as the pump when disconnecting. Then you can start all over again! I imagine that would happen with any brand inner tube. Not extravagantly overpriced, It's always good to have a spare tube or two with you on a ride. I have confidence that Continental is not selling any duds to us dudes.

These tubes hold air. But all tubes are only as good as the tires protecting them. Read my other review on Continental GatorSkins. There is no substitute. In Conti we trust.

Great tube with my rig once up and running; I find it a little fussy to install because of its lightness -- easy to catch the tube between the tire bead and rim; a bit of thought to have just the right bit of inflation to seat the tube properly.

Needed tires and tubes for my Vintage Schwinn road bike. Found good value and nice quality.

I bought these two tubes for touring. They were basically worthless as neither one would hold air. Having to pump them up every four hours due to leaky valves was a real hassle. I will never buy Continental tubes again.

So far so good. Would buy again.

These tubes fit great and hold up to punishment in my gatorskin tires. Definitely a must have.

Love Continental Tires, easy to pull in case of flat. Many cyclists I ride with all are big fans of the Continental!

My go to tubes. Never have issues with these tubes. Install easy. Ride them for 1,000's of km.

been riding this tube with some 28mm Conti Grand Prix tires for over a month, no issues, forgiving, and no flats

Great quality tube. They do have replaceable valve cores. Just be care to check occasionally they are tight.

Sturdy, long lasting

Quick ship, good price!

These tubes are consistently good quality. They're durable, too.

Great tubes

Removable valve stems are a bonus! These tubes are quality out of the box!

Continental you can always rely on to travel many miles with reliability.

This is hands-down my go-to road tube for training. Never had a bad tube out of the box. Very nice quality and reasonably light for the price. A great value!

Standard fair for basic biking needs - never had problems and you can never have too many