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well . . . you fellows must be clairvoyant. my first tube/ tire swap came with a similar bang. when it got to 80# (sidewall indicates...

aww jeez . . . . are the tube i ordered NOT going to work . . . . ps: i just ordered (2 + spare) the SV16 tubes w/ 40 presta from the...

The SV17 will work, although I prefer the slightly narrower SV16, as it is a bit lighter and will stretch to 32mm as well. And anything...

Confusion between tyre outer diameter and wheel outer diameter possibly here?

thanks. the second bike (years back) i ever worked on was a Peugeot and why didn't anyone ever tell me sizes would be different??? but...

Among other things, yes. The best resource regarding this subject I have found is St Sheldon's article on tyre sizing: Tire Sizing

27" is 630mm, except for 27 x 1 1/2, which is 609mm and 27.5", which is marketing speak for 584mm (and is called 650B in France)...

if this tube is 27.5, how does it get rated 630? the box indicates 28" - and is only adding to my confusion. i am assuming it does Not...

kind of sort of; by my word the range of sizes completely baffles me.

i have Panaracer Pasela tyres ('83 Raleigh mixte) marked 27 x 1.25" ----- 32 - 630 i want tubes with a minimum 40 mm presta valve...

threadless headset sealed bearings; just grease parts for waterseal & assembly ease? Parks PPL-1 okay? thanks