[CR] "Classsic" 700C Presta valve inner tubes

(Example: Framebuilders:Masi)

Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 20:19:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Marc St. Martin" <marc.stmartin@earthlink.net>
To: "Marc St. Martin" <marc.stmartin@earthlink.net>, mrrabbit@mrrabbit.net, Ben Sanford <B.Sanford@cox.net>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR] "Classsic" 700C Presta valve inner tubes


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

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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?

>>

>>"short valve presta tubes"

>>

>>=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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