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Old 05-04-08, 09:22 PM
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700c Schraeder valve tubes will also work just fine. There's only 4MM difference in the diameter, and if you can't get schraeder valve tubes, you can get a little rubber insert grommet to adapt a schraeder hole for a presta valve stem. No worries.

Actually, 27" is a good size if yu are going to be in areas where bike shops are very limited, because you can always get a 27" tire anywhere from Walmart to Western Auto for a few bucks.

Walmart, Target and Kmart will ALWAYS have 27" tubes though.

Originally Posted by Wogsterca
Actually rather then the suicide levers, what you want to do, is get a set of hoods, those rubber pieces that fit over the brake lever posts, then train yourself to be able to pull the levers from the newly installed hoods, you will need to re-tape the bars when you install the hoods, but if the bike is THAT dirty, you probably want new tape anyway. The biggest problem with suicide levers isn't related to braking, it's that you tend to grab the bars where it's convenient to get at the suicide levers, and you have much less steering control then if you grab the bars further out (less leverage), the hoods are a good compromise, far enough out that you can steer properly, and if need be, you can drop down to grab the levers properly quickly. Don't be quick about changing the shifters, stem shifters like downtube and bar end shifters are very simple mechanisms, and pretty much indestructible, you may not have indexing on those, but it doesn't take long to learn how far to go between shifts to get it to work properly, and the ability to fine tune shifts, means a lot less goofing with cable adjustments.

Enjoy, Sir Walter, once you get used to it, your other bikes will start feeling jealous,

As for 27" tubes, most bigger stores will have them, heck sometimes places like target and wallymart will have them.
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