Originally Posted by
Wogster
Haul out the repair stuff, take off the tire, the old tube, start mounting the new one and

there seems to be some excess tube here.... The spare tube is a 27" and the wheel is 26" ...

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In a pinch I have "telescoped" a too big inner tube inside of itself to shrink it down to the right diameter. Not something I'd want to do every day, but it got us home.