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Originally Posted by ggbo951a
i have spare tube from my prev-ly stolen bike:
27.5 2.10/2.35 first 650lb.
But my new bike is now 29/2.20. Will old size fit new bike? IT appears not , just to confirm here.
It will stretch but you might be asking too much of the tube. A 27.5” tire sits on a 584mm bead. A 29er tire sits on a 622mm bead. The difference is 38mm or about 1.5”. That’s a bit too much of a stretch to make the tube fit.
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