Woops, forgot the subject line. Sorry!
Marc St. Martin Livermore, California USA
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>From: "Marc St. Martin" <marc.stmartin@earthlink.net>
>Sent: May 7, 2010 7:30 PM
>To: mrrabbit@mrrabbit.net, Ben Sanford <B.Sanford@cox.net>
>Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [CR] (no subject)
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>Hi Ben,
>
>I have a Bontrager tube in front of me:
>
>700 x 18c - 25c / 36mm presta
>
>I use them with Velox rim tape and get them from my LBS: Livermore Cyclery in Livermore, California. They always have a good stock and the 36mm presta looks fine with our old stuff ;^)
>
>Regards,
>
>Marc St. Martin
>Livermore, California
>USA
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: mrrabbit@mrrabbit.net
>>Sent: May 7, 2010 5:09 PM
>>To: Ben Sanford <B.Sanford@cox.net>
>>Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>>Subject: Re: [CR] "Classsic" 700C Presta valve inner tubes
>>
>>Google much?
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>>"short valve presta tubes"
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>>=8-)
>>
>>Robert Shackelford
>>San Jose, CA USA
>>
>>
>>Quoting Ben Sanford <B.Sanford@cox.net>:
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>>> Does anyone still make 700C inter tubes with short valve stems?
>>>
>>> It seems that shops only want to stock tubes with the very long threaded
>>> valve stems that are necessary for deep section aero rims.
>>> That's fine if that's what you need, but they look a bit strange on more
>>> classic rims - since there is often a couple of inches of "extra" length
>>> sticking out.
>>>
>>> It also seems that the stem length on sewups available today are also longer
>>> that what was available in the past.
>>>
>>> Ben Sanford
>>> Falls Church, VA
>>>
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