Every Tyre. Every Tube. Tested Before It Reaches You.
Quality at Hartex is not a final checkpoint. It is built into the process — from material selection through construction to the two-stage testing procedure every product goes through before it leaves the factory. This page documents what we test, how we test it, and the standards we hold ourselves to.
We publish this so you don't have to take our word for it.
Tube Testing
100% of Our Tubes Are Tested. Not a Sample. Every One.
Hartex inner tubes undergo a dual-stage testing procedure covering both performance and appearance. The process is applied to 100% of tubes before dispatch.
Why This Matters
A tube failure in the field — for export customers and OEM partners — has downstream implications for their own customers. Our 100% testing standard means every tube that leaves our factory has been individually verified, not statistically sampled.
Stage 1
Performance — air retention under load
Every tube is inflated and held for 24 hours. Any loss in air retention fails at this stage.
Stage 2
Appearance and integrity — visual defects, joint quality, valve integrity
Visual inspection of 100% of tubes. Water submersion test applied to a defined percentage to identify micro-leaks not visible to the naked eye.
100% visual inspection against defined quality standards. Any deviation is flagged and held.
Stage 2
Performance — construction consistency, bead integrity, dimensional accuracy
Structural checks against specification. Bead seating, TPI consistency, and dimensional compliance against ETRTO standards.
Tyre Testing
Two Stages. Every Tyre.
Every Hartex tyre goes through a two-stage inspection — one stage for appearance and one for performance consistency.
Why This Matters
Tyre quality issues — inconsistent bead seating, surface cracks, tread delamination — are almost always traceable to construction or curing deviations. Our two-stage inspection is designed to catch these before the tyre reaches a rider. If we find it, you don’t have to.
What We Stand By
We test everything we ship. We publish what we test so you can verify it. We update our testing procedures as standards evolve. And we give our operations and QA team the final say on what goes on this page — because accuracy matters more than impressive-sounding claims.