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Old September 7th 19, 02:14 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Jeff Liebermann
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Default Presta valve in a rim that was drilled for Schrader?

On Fri, 06 Sep 2019 16:59:03 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
wrote:

On Fri, 06 Sep 2019 15:30:48 -0700, Joerg
wrote:

What should I use? Piece of plastic? Aluminum? Glue it in place?
Anything needed on the outside except maybe a washer?


Image search for "Presta to Schrader rim adapter":
https://www.google.com/search?q=presta+to+schrader+rim+adapter&tbm=isch
Plenty of styles to choose from.


One of my bicycles uses these:
https://i.stack.imgur.com/m5vqB.jpg
https://www.ebay.com/itm/362302505553
The thread fit was rather loose so I applied some Loctite blue to the
threads. I also wanted to keep water out of the rim, so I installed
small rubber o-rings from the plumbing bins at the local hardware
store.

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