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Novara Presta Tube Lite Long - 700 x 18 - 23

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Get rolling again! This lightweight Novara presta tube has a long stem for deep rims and replaces leaky or worn-out tubes for road tire sizes 700 x 18 - 23.

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Novara Presta Tube Lite Long - 700 x 18 - 23 Specs
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Description
Best use
Cycling
700c
80 grams
700 x 18 - 23
Presta
Wheel size
Weight
Dimensions
Valve type

Novara Presta Tube Lite Long - 700 x 18 - 23 Customer Reviews

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Novara Presta Tube Lite Long - 700 x 18 - 23
 
2.8

(based on 10 reviews)

60%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Lightweight (7)
  • Good stem length (5)

Cons

  • Punctures easily (5)

Best Uses

  • Road biking (9)
  • Racing (4)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Avid cyclist (7), Competitive cyclist (3)
    • Was this a gift?:
    • No (3)

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Sep

11

2011

(1 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

 
1.0

Don't Bother!

By SWIMbikerun83

from Bethesda, MD

About Me Competitive Cyclist

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Pros

  • None

Cons

  • Punctures Easily

Best Uses

  • Racing
  • Road Biking

Comments about Novara Presta Tube Lite Long - 700 x 18 - 23:

The tubes are horrible... As a disclaimer, I just started road cycling about 6 months ago, so I'm no expert, but I'm quite sure this isn't the quality I should expect in tubes.

I've used 2 of these tubes and purchased 4 more that will now be going back to REI. The first one I installed after getting a flat in a different brand tube. I inflated it to the recommended PSI and about 5-10 minutes later, the tube blew! I hadn't touched my bike or done anything with it from the time I inflated to the time it blew... It looked like it blew on the seem, but I gave the benefit of the doubt to the tube, and installed another one, this time inflating it a bit less than what I had before (on the low end of the recommended PSI). I just returned from a "ride" that was cut quite short by this tube. I stayed on flat land near my house just to see how the tube would react, and when all felt fine, I ventured out to attempt my real ride. I kid you not that about 50 feet in, on the first "climb" (which is a slight incline to leave my neighborhood) the tube blew! Rather than replacing the tube with a tube of the same brand, I went back to my house to write this review and prepared to go for a run instead.

These tubes are worthless, as far as I'm concerned. I'm disappointed REI is still selling something of such poor quality after so many reviews have appeared dating back a few years.

Don't even risk buying these, go somewhere else, or find something online with better reviews. These tubes are discouraging.

  • Was this a gift?:
  • No

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

(1 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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Aug

16

2011

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

 
4.0

Good lightweight tube

By Mo832

from Houston, Tx

About Me Competitive Cyclist

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Pros

  • Good Stem Length
  • Lightweight

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Racing
    • Road Biking
    • Upgrade

    Comments about Novara Presta Tube Lite Long - 700 x 18 - 23:

    Great tube. I've ridden over 2000 miles and haven't had a problem with these tubes. Lightweight, great stem length. Overall a great tube for the price.

    • Was this a gift?:
    • No

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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    Sep

    28

    2010

    (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

     
    2.0

    Lacks relibility

    By jcgarvey27

    from Los Angeles, CA

    About Me Avid Cyclist

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    Pros

    • Good Stem Length
    • Lightweight

    Cons

    • Relibility out of box

    Best Uses

    • Racing
    • Road Biking

    Comments about Novara Presta Tube Lite Long - 700 x 18 - 23:

    I purchased 4 tubes at my local REI and I dont know if Novara had a bad run or what, but im 2/4 out of the box. One split along a seam after inflating and another had a puncture against the valve stem. On my third and it seems to be holding up fine the fourth is still questionable. I personally dont think a few grams of weight matter, I would reccomend other name brand tubes with a better history in tubes like specialized, michelin, conti. ect...

    • Was this a gift?:
    • No

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

    (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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    Jul

    31

    2010

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Works for Me

    By Dave Wyman

    from Los Angeles, CA

    About Me Avid Cyclist

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    Pros

    • Good Stem Length
    • Lightweight

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Road Biking

      Comments about Novara Presta Tube Lite Long - 700 x 18 - 23:

      I purchased and used two of these tubes for the 2010 "Death Ride," in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, 130 miles and 15,000 feet of climbing in a day. No flats, and none since adding a few hundred miles on the mean streets of Los Angeles and in Yosemite National Park. So I'm satisfied with the performance of the tubes, and certainly had none of the problems listed by other reviewers.

      • Gift:
      • No

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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      Nov

      4

      2009

      (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Good

      By screenname

      from Texas

      About Me Avid Cyclist

      See all my reviews

      Pros

      • Good Stem Length
      • Lightweight
      • Puncture Resistant

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Road Biking

        Comments about Novara Presta Tube Lite Long - 700 x 18 - 23:

        I haven't had a flat in 1000+ miles with these tubes.

        • Gift:
        • No

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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        Apr

        7

        2009

        (3 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

         
        4.0

        Lightweight aka Thin

        By Turbo Tet

        from Houston, TX

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        Pros

        • Lightweight

        Cons

        • Punctures Easily

        Best Uses

        • Racing
        • Road Biking

        Comments about Novara Presta Tube Lite Long - 700 x 18 - 23:

        I use these for road biking. The tubes seem lighweight and as a result may be a little thinner and therefore could puncture easier. Have not had a flat with these yet. My only puncture resulted from trying to change tires on my bike, so you have to be careful. I usually keep the pressure almost as high as the recommended maximum. It seems to help avoid excessive flats. I like them. They work fine and look better than others.

        • Gift:
        • No

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (3 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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        Apr

        4

        2009

        (2 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

         
        1.0

        THESE ARE DEFECTIVE

        By paullam

        from Northville, MI

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        Pros

          Cons

          • Punctures Easily

          Best Uses

            Comments about Novara Presta Tube Lite Long - 700 x 18 - 23:

            I have had several of these break right where the stem connects to the tube. I happens front and rear, and it's NOT my rims. They only last a couple hundred miles before failing spectacularly, especially during the inflation process when I'm attaching/removing the pump. REI needs to know about this manufacturing defect, I plan to tell them.

            • Gift:
            • No

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (2 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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            Mar

            31

            2009

            (3 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

             
            1.0

            Prone to Flats!

            By Perceptyx Dave

            from Murrieta, CA

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            Pros

            • Good Stem Length
            • Lightweight

            Cons

            • Punctures Easily

            Best Uses

            • Road Biking

            Comments about Novara Presta Tube Lite Long - 700 x 18 - 23:

            I'm a big REI fan, but these tubes are poorly made. I have gone through 3 in a week, all with leaks where the stem sealed to the tube. No punctures, just leaks at the seal. Fortunately, there were no catastrophic flats, or downhill wobblies.

            • Gift:
            • No

            Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

            (3 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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            Oct

            14

            2008

            (1 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

             
            1.0

            Not a good buy

            By charliepolecat

            from Houston TX

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            Pros

              Cons

              • Difficult To Regulate
              • Punctures Easily

              Best Uses

              • Road Biking

              Comments about Novara Presta Tube Lite Long - 700 x 18 - 23:

              The valves on these tubes stick and are difficult to inflate - particularly with a CO2 cartridge. The tubes also puncture easily and the valve stem separates from the tube.
              At one time, Novara made a good tube, but lately not so.

              • Gift:
              • No

              Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

              (1 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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              Sep

              4

              2007

              (1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

               
              4.0

              works fine - most of the time

              By boise biker woman

              from Boise, idaho

              About Me Competitive Cyclist

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              Pros

              • Lightweight
              • Puncture Resistant

              Cons

              • Stem broke off

              Best Uses

              • Road Biking

              Comments about Novara Presta Tube Lite Long - 700 x 18 - 23:

              Bought several [...] - one recently broke off (at the tip of the stem) when I was trying to take the pump head off it (and I was pulling straight up).

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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