Re: [CR] a little trick for Xmas - was Presta vs schrader

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Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:11:33 -0500
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
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Subject: Re: [CR] a little trick for Xmas - was Presta vs schrader


rdf1249@aol.com wrote:
> Or get some rubber grommets 1/4" to 3/8". They fit perfectly and you can get them to stick in the rim. Or get the Wheels aluminum adapters. Or just use Shrader valves and enjoy being able to pump them at the gas station! Another trick, if you are caught without a pump or a presta valve adapter, cut the end off a presta valve cap and screw it on the valve backwards. It works just like a presta valve adapter so you can use the gas station pump, if you have a quarter that is. Good tip on using a Presta valve cap as a Schrader adapter. For years I carried an adapter on the end of a protruding clamp screw in case I ever needed to use gas station air, but I never did. That was back in the days of free air. Since they went to the coin machines, I've often found there was more water than air because fewer people use them. -- John Betmanis Woodstock, Ontario Canada