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valve stem caps on tubeless tires
On my road bicycle with tubed tires ridden only on paved roads, I never used the caps that covered the tube stems. Now that I have switched to road tubeless tires, do I need to use the caps to reduce ...
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How do I stop a removable valve core from leaking?
This Presta valve core, here removed, has been a nuisance since day one. Once inflated, it holds the pressure well for a trip to the trails, but after 3-4 days, the wheel is flat again. The volume (29&...
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New presta valve core leaks
I have tubeless tires with sealant and there was sealant leaking from both presta valves after using a broken bike pump on them. After it it seems like the sealant clogged the valve a little bit and ...
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How to prevent a Presta valve core from unscrewing when disconnecting a pump [duplicate]
My mini-pump has a screw-on head (as I guess most of them do) and several times when removing the pump from the valve, it's taken the valve core out with it.
The last time this happened to me on the ...
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What air attachment screws onto a Presta valve with the core removed? High volume for seating bead?
I have presta valves on two of my bikes. I have a presta floor pump. I have an air compressor. I have a schrader adapter. I have a blowgun and a tire inflator for my compressor. I can attach the ...
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Is there a work around to a presta valve not engaging a tire inflater pin?
I believe that either the schrader adapter I'm using is too long or the pin for the presta core isn't long enough for me to be able to use an air compressor. It works fine with a floor pump since a ...
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