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Old 01-11-22, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by djb
... , I'll stick it in my vice and file it down with a file.
The adapters being brass or aluminum file down fast, so check often so you do not file too much. Or carefully measure at the start.

And of course, if you have removable presta cores, they can get stuck in the adapter and come out of the valve stem..
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