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Old 01-12-02 | 11:35 AM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;

Sorry, Mike, I strongly hold the opposite opinion regarding valves for bicycles. Although I used to have Schraeders on the commuting/touring road bikes, I now use Prestas exclusively. I would not want to drill out my narrow road rims or even my heat-treated Ritchey mountain bike rims to accommodate Schraeders. I can pump more pressure into a Presta, lose less pressure per day from a Presta, and prefer the appearance of a Presta on anything other than a cruiser or StingRay bike. I carry a spare innertube, a small screw-on Schraeder adaptor (which I haven't used in years), and a convertible Zefal HP-X pump.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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