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shaun16
03-03-03, 12:18 PM
I just had to have my rimms drilled to fit shcraders because no one makes innertubes in the right size. ARRRGGHHHHHH. i hate them.they stink and are really crap.


sorry about that. i just had to get that off my chest
thanks

pokey
03-03-03, 12:27 PM
Originally posted by shaun16
I just had to have my rimms drilled to fit shcraders because no one makes innertubes in the right size. ARRRGGHHHHHH. i hate them.they stink and are really crap.


sorry about that. i just had to get that off my chest
thanks What size??
shaun16
03-03-03, 12:30 PM
24"x3"
thats the size of the tube. not the tyre. my lbs said they do not make them any more. nokian gazzalodi are the ones i got. same make as my tyres

KleinMp99
03-03-03, 12:54 PM
Originally posted by shaun16
I just had to have my rimms drilled to fit shcraders because no one makes innertubes in the right size. ARRRGGHHHHHH. i hate them.they stink and are really crap.


sorry about that. i just had to get that off my chest
thanks


None of that makes sense, until you put the word presta in there somewhere. "I just had to have my rims drilled for schrader because nobody makes presta tubes big enough for my 24X3.0 tire" You dont need a huge tube for a 3" tire anyway, you could have just used a regular presta tube...
shaun16
03-03-03, 12:57 PM
i already tried it but it doesnt fell as good of a ride (for me) without the right size tubes in
1oldRoadie
03-03-03, 02:17 PM
I would prefer that you retitle your thread. It offends me. thank you
KleinMp99
03-03-03, 05:03 PM
Originally posted by 1oldRoadie
I would prefer that you retitle your thread. It offends me. thank you


If that offends you..........wow
Dirtgrinder
03-03-03, 06:42 PM
It said something else. I changed it.
shaun16
03-04-03, 11:43 AM
it said *** damned schraders!!! lol
KleinMp99
03-04-03, 05:19 PM
Oh yea, that would offend me a bit too.
shaun16
03-07-03, 12:50 PM
would it really?
Cadillac
03-09-03, 08:31 AM
If your LBS cannot find a Presta tube to fit your bike, then go to your local wheelchair store. I work in one myself. We carry Presta tubes in your size all the time.
beowoulfe
03-09-03, 10:31 AM
What sort of grommet would one need to fit a presta tube into a rim sized for shrader?
khuon
03-09-03, 11:27 AM
Originally posted by beowoulfe
What sort of grommet would one need to fit a presta tube into a rim sized for shrader?

http://www.lickbike.com/i1652200.htm
RegularGuy
03-09-03, 11:28 AM
Originally posted by beowoulfe
What sort of grommet would one need to fit a presta tube into a rim sized for shrader?

Bike shops sell them. I've seen two kinds. One is a small aluminum sleeve. I have some of these on my single speed. The other type is a little rubber washer.

I'm told that you can use a presta tube in a schraeder-drilled rim without any kind of adapter and run no real risk to the tube. I don't have any personal experience with this though.

Oh, and I too found the original title to this thread offensive.
beowoulfe
03-09-03, 03:35 PM
Good deal, thx khuon and RegularGuy.
RainmanP
03-11-03, 12:48 PM
I have been running some presta tubes in schrader rims without apparent problems though not by choice. I had my LBS get me some of the aluminum bushings (which I have used before on another bike), but these old rims are not double wall so the bushings are too long. I just haven't asked them to get me some rubber ones. As I said, no apparent problems, but I can't help but think it's not a good idea to have that stem unsupported like that.