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Old 05-31-12 | 12:37 PM
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The trick to using hand-pumps and not busting the valve is to grab a spoke or two next to the presta valve along with the head of the pump. Then any motions introduced with your pumping hand moves both the wheel AND valve-stem in unison. Then there's no movement of the stem relative to the rim.
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