Show us your Valve Stems!
03-29-21, 09:22 AM
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Show us your Valve Stems!
Because of this thread, Solving first world problems - Bike Forums, and my desire to bring something different to the forum, show them.
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03-29-21, 11:11 AM
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Not to worry...I've clipped my nails, trimmed unnecessary facial hair, and sweated out extra water weight to make up for the extra weight on from those long valves 
Me personally I like the look of long valve stems.
Me personally I like the look of long valve stems.
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03-29-21, 11:38 AM
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Let me guess... You are the kind of bicyclist hiding excess centimeters of seatpost hidden within the frame too? Way below that limit line! Blasphemy! ;-)
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03-29-21, 01:39 PM
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03-29-21, 01:53 PM
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I installed a set of Tufo Tubular Clinchers on my mid-90s Mavic Cosmic wheelset. Because the stems were too short--- I had to add extensions!
Don't they look awful!?!
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I agree with @dmark.. No.
Why are males so fixated with the size of their valve stems?
On a side note, my steerer tube is fairly long but alas only 1” diameter...
Why are males so fixated with the size of their valve stems?
On a side note, my steerer tube is fairly long but alas only 1” diameter...
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03-29-21, 05:49 PM
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Can we just establish that the nut and cap serve no functional purpose and are only included with tubes to meet shipping regulations?
03-29-21, 06:18 PM
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03-29-21, 07:06 PM
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Yea, I have to rebuild that wheel. It was a frankenlacing with a mixture of spokes, straight, dB and lengths. Had a couple of broken spokes, so rebuilt with at least the short ones on the drive side.
Thanks for pointing it out. I haven't ridden for a couple of years. A bit small.
Crap! Different wheel set!
Thanks for pointing it out. I haven't ridden for a couple of years. A bit small.
Crap! Different wheel set!
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