Originally Posted by
JohnnyB65
I just received the new tube and got it pumped up. It is just a regular Schrader Valve that's long.
So now I'm going to check out the extension so the other tube my daughter bought can be used as a spare. My grandson lives in a really nice place with paved bike paths everywhere so I don't know how he got a flat so soon after receiving it for Christmas.
People that don't cycle much or kids that haven't been told and don't have an floor pump tend to ride their bikes with tires that are almost flat.
Not on purpose, but they just don't realize that bike tires and tubes are thin and will need to be topped off frequently.
On a road bike with 25 mm wide tires, I'm topping off every two or three days. It'd be almost flat if I waited three or four weeks.