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Old 01-11-02, 06:50 PM
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Welcome to the pain-in-the-@ss world of using Presta valves in the USA.

Switch to Schrader valves. You will thank me for this advice when you get a flat in farmland. A thousand people will be willing to help you, but nobody will have equipment with a Presta valve attachment.

The reverse happened to me in Europe when I had Schrader valves and everybody else had Presta valves. My saving grace was that European cars use Schrader valves, so once I made it to a garage, I could fix my tire, but that was miles and miles of walking. Meanwhile, about 12 bikers stopped to help me, but to no avail.
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