Horrible inner tubes, Old guy in shop 6 am

[@MrGlenferd]

I've done hundreds of tires in my time and recently I bought some really cheap small tubes. $2.00 each. They are just like those you bought. Way too thick and stiff. I've used a couple and found that even they are supposed to be the right size once they have been inflated they fail in a short time. They can't stretch enough. The only thing I can do with them is Dave them for when I may need one in a smaller tire. The only good thing about them is they have straight valves which you need if installing in a wheel that was tubeless. I can't count how many times I've received bent valve tubes from suppliers and had to use them anyway which causes the valve to be tight against the rim and hard to use.