Rubena Gaadi tubes

[Racing roadkill]

These look handy

http://www.rubenacycle.co.uk/

Has anyone used them? I’ve been using Tannus tyres on one of my bikes for a while now, and I quite like them, these look good as a ‘get me home’ measure, and don’t require removal of the rear wheel to get them in.

 

[AndyRM]

Look like more faff than they are worth. Expensive too!

 

[andrew_s]

Working on the wheel whilst it's still in the bike will be sufficiently more awkward than when it's off the bike that you would need a reason to use them rather than standard tubes. That would be a (rear) wheel that was difficult to remove or refit, such as one with hub gears or coaster brakes, or a frame with a chain case.
I suppose if your wheels are bolt on rather than QR, they would save the need to carry a spanner, and some may like them for that reason. You'd still normally need the tyre levers though.

 

[Pale Rider]

I had one for my Rose ebike.

A heavy beast with an Alfine 11 hub - nutted axle - so rear wheel removal was more of a faff than on a push bike.

Never needed to deploy the Gaadi.

It looked well made, almost too well made being two or three times the bulk of an ordinary tube.

One thing to consider in use is what to do with the old tube, which will still be through the rear triangle.

There's usually somewhere you could tie it out of the way, but I carried a craft knife to slice it if needed.

The idea of something as strong as a tube coming loose and snagging the rear wheel - where I couldn't see it happening - made me reluctant to use the tying up solution.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Working on the wheel whilst it's still in the bike will be sufficiently more awkward than when it's off the bike that you would need a reason to use them rather than standard tubes. That would be a (rear) wheel that was difficult to remove or refit, such as one with hub gears or coaster brakes, or a frame with a chain case.
I suppose if your wheels are bolt on rather than QR, they would save the need to carry a spanner, and some may like them for that reason. You'd still normally need the tyre levers though.

I think they are popular with E bikers, and some Brommy types.

 

[mjr]

Working on the wheel whilst it's still in the bike will be sufficiently more awkward than when it's off the bike that you would need a reason to use them rather than standard tubes.

Think what you like, but I think it's slightly easier because you don't have to worry about finding somewhere to rest the bike and possibly worry about it falling over. I even do it on my QRd bikes when the puncture is obvious - lever off about five leverfuls of tyre, roll the tube out, patch, roll the tube back in, push the tyre back on, pump up and ride.