On Oct 13, 6:00 pm, "tarik saleh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Wow. Ok. I think this is about the biggest overstatements I have seen.
> Lucky? Come on.
>
> I have run road tubes in cross tires for years and years with no problems.
> They get a little thinner sure, nor is it ideal
If you're constantly swapping tubes and tires it's not a big deal. If
you have a set of wheels that you need to depend on to tour or even
commute on, it's a huge deal. Using too small of a tube stresses the
valve/tube juncture on presta tubes. I've had a few pullouts over the
years till I learned to "size up"--as I don't race and ride several
bikes that will have the same tires mounted for a year or two with the
subsequent pump abuse as well. On my rugged city bike I run schraeder
valves through Alex DM18 rims that I gladly drilled myself. Schraeder
valves are far superior to presta, but only for wider rim applications
alas.
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