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Old 28th April 2016, 17:42
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Inner tubes are dirt cheap so I'd always go with a new one after a puncture. I carry a couple of spares so any tyre fitter can get me going again if I have a flat.

As for sourcing them in the right size, speak to King's Lynn Tyres -

http://www.kingslynntyres.co.uk/

They have all sizes in stock as they're the go-to place for stock-car competitors who race at the Saddlebow track (and run with tubes fitted because they help keep the tyre on the wheel in shunts). I needed one replacing after a puncture and it was about £7.50 for one the right size for a 175/80/14 tyre.

As for driving at 100mph+ on tubed tyres, unless you're on run-flats you're in trouble if a tyre blows out at those speeds, tube or no tube.
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