Those stupid things on tubes
littledove44
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After weeks of hunting an annoying rattle it turns out to be those stupid things that hold the valve stem. Do they serve any purpose at all apart from holding the stem through the rim before it is inflated?
Now firmly hand tightened.
Now firmly hand tightened.
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Interested in the replies as my new bike didnt come with any attached and the ones I have won't fit. (Krysium Elite S).Trainer Road Blog: https://hitthesweetspot.home.blog/
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Yes - they are there to annoy you, slow you down when changing tubes and to hold the valve in place when the tube is flat.
The only use I have for the valve caps is to stop the valve from rubbing the tube when it's in the saddle bag ...:)0 -
Take them off, and chuck them in the bin. Along with the dustcap.0
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get rid of them. they server no purpose as far as i can see unless your valve hole in the rim is a lot wider than the valve stem?Cube Cross 2016
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Reading the title, I expected the answer to be London commuters.0
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Don't see that they serve any purpose at all, I don't have them on one of my bikes. All they do is rattle and add weight"Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity"
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I've taken to installing them inside the wheel to prevent my pump ripping off the valve. The best one's for this are those designed to allow a Presta tube in a Schrader hole.I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.0
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I have a pump with a hose - it doesn't stress the valve when I'm pumping ...0
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monkimark wrote:Reading the title, I expected the answer to be London commuters.
They're the daft ones who ride bikes in London"Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity"
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Veronese68 wrote:
Some of the tube journeys I used to make when I worked up in town were so crowded that you had a job to get on if you had even a bag with you.
The first contracts manager that I worked for used to say that traveling on the tube was the best sex he ever had"Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity"
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They are useful if you have a short valve and a deep rim. They stop the valve disappearing into the wheel when trying to inflate the tube.
Other than that - bin.0 -
Slowbike wrote:I have a pump with a hose - it doesn't stress the valve when I'm pumping ...0
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The only time they are useful (for me) is when I'm inflating a new tube as my track pump valve head is a bit awkward (crap design IMO). The tube valve bolt makes it a tad easier, after they get taken off.0
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Veronese68 wrote:
You arent allowed to ride through red lights either............... but since when has that stopped the average London Communter??0