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Tube Stem Shortage??


dpeeler

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Just bought a set of new 700 x 17 tires but not tubes! Was told that the long stems - metal or rubber are out of stock with no expected date?? Checked with both Lucas and Universal with no luck. How can this be??

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They're all Coker now so if one is out, they'll all be out.

 

Maybe a truck tube supplier can help? I now buy most of my tubes from a truck shop at the end of my street. Somewhat heavier than the Coker stuff. I don't know if they will have correct metal stems, but I bet they can get long rubber stems or maybe even new tubes with long stems on them. I prefer those to the glue-on ones that Coker sells, which have a pretty high failure rate. Truck tubes are available in a lot of sizes that are pretty close to old car sizes.

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