Inner tubes that do NOT have a removable core

[vickster]

Finger-tight isn't tight enough. When tightened with a tool I've never had a problem.

Sadly I don’t have a tool and I need the bike tomorrow. I might have time to take the wheel to Halfords after work and if it deflates while
I’m at the pool later, will just have to change the tube

 

[T4tomo]

Sadly I don’t have a tool and I need the bike tomorrow. I might have time to take the wheel to Halfords after work and if it deflates while
I’m at the pool later, will just have to change the tube

pliers will do the job, it doesnt need a specialist tool, just nip the core up tight.

 

[vickster]

pliers will do the job, it doesnt need a specialist tool, just nip the core up tight.

I’ve tried, doesn’t make any difference. Seems no tighter than just with fingers and the tyre is still deflating within a few minutes

 

[figbat]

That sounds like a faulty core rather than an untight one. If you have an adjustable spanner you can use that to get it tight - if it's still leaking a new core might fix it (perhaps from another unused tube?).

 

[Ian H]

I couldn't find a tool one evening, so made my own.

 

[vickster]

I couldn't find a tool one evening, so made my own.
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I‘m about the least technically minded person there is…it’s a miracle i can change a tube or even pump up a tyre

 

[vickster]

So having removed the tube...there's a flipping hole in it so probably not the valve after all but will replace and not risk

 

[vickster]

I‘m about the least technically minded person there is…it’s a miracle i can change a tube or even pump up a tyre

Spoke too soon, stupid tube got trapped by the valve, pump applied kaboom!

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

.If I call Spa, I'll end up ordering the bike I'm resisting!

You do know that resistance is futile?

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

Sadly I don’t have a tool and I need the bike tomorrow. I might have time to take the wheel to Halfords after work and if it deflates while
I’m at the pool later, will just have to change the tube

I’ve swapped out a valve cap on each bike for one that has a tool for tightening the valve core Might be worth getting some for the future.

 

[vickster]

I’ve swapped out a valve cap on each bike for one that has a tool for tightening the valve core Might be worth getting some for the future.

It turned out there was (also) a hole in the tube

 

[vickster]

You do know that resistance is futile?

I won’t buy without seeing it and I’m not doing a 500 mile round trip to do so, if it was London I’d probably have ordered by now

 

[tomtomboy]

Condor own brand tubes have a non removable valve core. Also I tend to try and tighten up the core as much as possible with pliers or a v small spanner. It’s seems that only my Lezyne Lite drive pump seems to want to take the core with it.

 

[PaulSB]

Condor own brand tubes have a non removable valve core. Also I tend to try and tighten up the core as much as possible with pliers or a v small spanner. It’s seems that only my Lezyne Lite drive pump seems to want to take the core with it.

I have a Lezyne pump that's always trying to nick my valve cores!

Do you know you can buy a valve core tool for less than a fiver? Much easier than pliers. If you have a friendly LBS they will probably give you one.