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Old 12-17-10 | 06:39 PM
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L.L. Zamenhof
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Bikes: Rampar R-One

Originally Posted by Lightingguy
Pretty much every wheel that uses clincher tires have hooked rims. This type of rim is used probably in 95% of all bicycles.

Are your wheels tubulars ?, I.E. Sew-Ups/glued to the rim ?. That would explain why a clincher tire will not work.

Steeve B.
Originally Posted by Robert Foster
Explain hooked rim? What kind of rim are you using?
Scroll down to hook-edge rim. I'm using the old style of rim on the front, as it was original on my bike, which is circa 1980.
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