tyre/ innertube sizing differences
DiscoBoy
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I was planning on making a post about how I had measured my 23 and 25mm PRO4 SCs and the differences in size. I'll still make this some time but instead, for now, here's a rant.
Measuring my "80mm" valves fitted to my rim lead me to believe that I had plenty of room to fit 60mm valve tubes, because there was much more than 20mm sticking out
WELL 60mm VALVE TUBES DON'T F***ING WORK DO THEY?! No, they bloody don't. Why don't they? Well because BL***Y F***ING CONTINENTAL MAKE THEIR F***ING "80MM" VALVES 90MM long. Whereas vredstein aren't idiots, and make their 60mm valves... 60mm long.
Now I have £24 of condom-material inner tubes which are only useful as ornaments. Wankers.
Measuring my "80mm" valves fitted to my rim lead me to believe that I had plenty of room to fit 60mm valve tubes, because there was much more than 20mm sticking out
WELL 60mm VALVE TUBES DON'T F***ING WORK DO THEY?! No, they bloody don't. Why don't they? Well because BL***Y F***ING CONTINENTAL MAKE THEIR F***ING "80MM" VALVES 90MM long. Whereas vredstein aren't idiots, and make their 60mm valves... 60mm long.
Now I have £24 of condom-material inner tubes which are only useful as ornaments. Wankers.
Red bikes are the fastest.
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An update.
A user on another forum (who also posts here: okgo). Suggested that I use valve extenders (the type which don't need you to remove the core).
So I dug out some I had sitting around, and used them to inflate the latex tubes. When up to pressure, I just removed them, screwed in the valve were good to go. It was a little fiddly, but the result was worth it because the ride is excellent
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