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Michelin A1 Aircomp Ultra Light Tube

MichelinA1 Aircomp Ultra Light Tube(Return to Product Page)

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Review by dick

Reviewed 9/18/2012
by dick
Cycling Enthusiast
trout lake wa.
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perfect fit with a 700-23 tire. no excess tubing. michelin 23 product 4

it just fits and seems to work perfectly. only one flat, hit a rock going 37 and it broke the tube. was able to ride it out-rear.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 9/13/2012
by Anonymous
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Plyable feel and good rolling less than standard tubes , but remain constant throughout.

I ride very hard and prefere a low rolling resistance , I like quality and demand it from products I but.

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Review by LS

Reviewed 9/3/2012
by LS
Cycling Enthusiast
seattle
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3 of 5 customers found this review helpful.
Valve stems faulty

I will not buy these ever again, I have had lots of flats with them doing just regular 50 mile bike rides, 3 times per week, on my road bike, and 3 of the 8 tubes, had faulty valves, and leak air when trying to pump them up, right out of the box. I will never buy these again.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 8/30/2012
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
midwest
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0 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Finicky valve

Most air must let out to fill. Smooth valve allows head to come off easily

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Review by BobF

Reviewed 8/30/2012
by BobF
Cycling Enthusiast
New York, NY
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Reliable tubes and light weight.

These tubes are quite reliable and I like the smooth valve.

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Review by Rick C.

Reviewed 8/9/2012
by Rick C.
Cycling Enthusiast
Naperville, IL
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1 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
A great tube.

I like this tube, because it's made well. I also like the smooth stem, and the 60mm stem option.

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Review by grebnet

Reviewed 7/28/2012
by grebnet
Competitive Racer
Upstate New York
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0 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Non threaded valve stem

Just a note of caution. These presta valves are non threaded so that if you carry one as a spare and a CO2 cartridge, you may have trouble attaching cartridge to the valve if is a screw on type .

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 7/18/2012
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
Columbia Gorge
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Lightweight tubes, with non-threaded stems.

Lightweight durable tubes that I've been using for years. Besides their weight & durability, I really like the non-threaded stems. They are great for airing up your tires, I can attach my Joe Blow pump without engaging the lock lever & pump the tires to 115 PSI, pull off the pump head & your good to go. Fast, easy!

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Review by DaveL

Reviewed 7/16/2012
by DaveL
Cycling Enthusiast
Denver, CO
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A good unthreaded light weight tube.

I prefer unthreaded tubes because they don't chew up the gasket on my Silca pump. I generally use these tubes because they are pretty light as butyl tubes go. I have had a couple fail where the valve stem is joined to the tube. I use these to train for an ride century distance rides in season. BTD has the best prices I have found on these, especially if you buy 5 or so at once.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 7/9/2012
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
South Bay Area
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Best tubes out there, long lasting and easy to work with. No issues at all!

Michelin makes the best tires and tubes for the price and the stems are easy to work with when inflating unlike others who leak or break. I've been using Michelin for 20 years and will never change unless I win the lotto and can afford the premium tubes and tires that are out there...

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Review by Jim

Reviewed 6/28/2012
by Jim
Cycling Enthusiast
Boston ma
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Fabulous tubes

These tubes are durable lightweight and hold for several days without needing any added air and the grooveless stems are an added bonus. My previous tubes needed to pumped every other day. Love the tubes....bought Four and will be buying more to stock up!! Go ahead and buy them you won't be disappointed.

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Review by ihatebighairtina

Reviewed 6/20/2012
by ihatebighairtina
Cycling Enthusiast
Portland, OR
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I won't use anything else!

I started using these about a year ago, and I absolutely love them. What more can I say, they are a great lightweight tire! The non-threaded valve stems are nice, and they seem to be easier to seat when mounting the tire. My flats have probably gone down by about 60% since I started using these tires.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 6/14/2012
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
Costa Mesa, CA
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Good Lightweight Tube.

Lightweight, great smooth stem so it doesn't tear up the pump head.

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Review by kstarrmd

Reviewed 5/31/2012
by kstarrmd
Cycling Enthusiast
san luis obispo CA
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excellent tube. This is the only one I buy.

lightweight, reliable, durable. What more could you ask?

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Review by harpomarc

Reviewed 5/25/2012
by harpomarc
Competitive Racer
Beverly Hills, MI
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Always reliable

I have used these tubes for 30 years and have always had good luck. Quality is good, longevity is great, light weight, good puncture resistance and the smooth walled valve stem doesn't chew up the chuck on my tire pump. A great value.

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Review by John in Milwaukee

Reviewed 5/21/2012
by John in Milwaukee
Competitive Racer
Milwaukee WI
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3 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
Bad Valves

Bought six of these tubes. Had a flat on the first ride. Replaced it on the road, that one flated within a mile. Got a tube from a fellow rider so I was able to get home. Next tube of the bunch deflated overnight. The tube used to replace that one wouldn't even take air. So I inflated all of them and did the water test to discover the problem all four had valves that leaked. I've used these tubes before with no problems, so I don't know if it was a bad manufacturing run or what, but I won't trust them again.

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Review by shaisimchi

Reviewed 4/23/2012
by shaisimchi
Cycling Enthusiast
San Jose, CA
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2 of 4 customers found this review helpful.
lightweight but not durable and probably dangerous

I got a few of these to save some more weight on my road bike.

Installed one, inflated and while working on another bike i hear an explosion. the tube blew up. put it another one, inflate it, pulling the pump valve the tube just ripped so another one was gone within 5 minutes.

Decided to suck up the additional grams and stick with standard tubes - no issue with these so far (and have been riding for 20 years).

So overall i think the value is very low and in some cases these tubes are probably dangerous.

Happy riding!

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Review by Motoman

Reviewed 4/19/2012
by Motoman
Competitive Racer
San Antonio, TX
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Not what it used to be.

I used to think that Michelin made the best tubes, but I think something's changed in their manufacturing. I've had two of the last set of tubes that I purchased fail early, one at the valve stem and one developed a hole on the rim side of the tube. There was nothing that punctured it. I'm looking for a different tube.

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Review by thewoody1

Reviewed 4/19/2012
by thewoody1
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Great tube.

I have had no problems with these tubes. Hold air reasonably well and are very light weight.

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Review by Bill Kuell

Reviewed 3/29/2012
by Bill Kuell
Competitive Racer
Bluffton SC
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nice light tubes with smooth valve stems

A light weight tube with smooth valve stem for easy airing

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