PirelliRoadTUBE 700c(Return to Product Page)

Thought, per Pirelli website, that these were made in Italy, so I bought six in several sizes. These tubes were made in China. Used a 32C for about 500 miles and tube failed at seam, as so many other brands have recently done.

Good so far no issues

Not sold on the price of the fancy new tubes, these certainly do the trick!

So far, I'm a fan of these tubes. I still use butyl tubes instead of tubeless, latex (pressure retention) or TPU ($$$). Plus butyl is easily patchable. With modern 28mm+ tires I decided to stay with size appropriate tubes instead of cheating and using the -23mm or -25mm to avoid even more pinch flats at the lower pressures. This doesn't seem to pinch flat any worse than the 120g+ Conti or Schwalbe standard tubes, which I otherwise like a lot. Those tubes take up a lot more saddle bag volume than this Pirelli RoadTUBE. A bit pricey for butyl but I'm happy with this relatively cheap weight upgrade. Have ridden more than a thousand miles on these, with no seam or stem issues.