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  1. Is it OK to use a 32mm tube in a 25mm tyre? It cannot be
    very neat inside there. This is for an old 27" wheel, and
    I'd like to keep using schrader valves (for perverse reasons
    best not argued here.) Tubes smaller than 1¼" are hard to
    find. I know a 700C is close enough.

  2. "Mike" in

    Quoted message said:

    Is it OK to use a 32mm tube in a 25mm tyre? It cannot be
    very neat inside there.

    If you wind up with a fold your tube will have a very short
    life. But then, tubes are undersize to start with, so get
    one and try it. If it looks like it will have a foldover in
    it, give it up.

    Theo

  3. "Theo Bekkers" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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    "Mike" in

    Quoted message said:

    Is it OK to use a 32mm tube in a 25mm tyre? It cannot be
    very neat inside there.

    If you wind up with a fold your tube will have a very
    short life. But then, tubes are undersize to start with,
    so get one and try it. If it looks like it will have a
    foldover in it, give it up.

    Theo

    32mm in a 25? It may work... in throes of desperation I
    tried a 35 in 23 - forget it, it doesn't fit. I had to make
    (another) trip to the shop...

    Ritch

  4. Ritch said:

    "Theo Bekkers" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    If you wind up with a fold your tube will have a very
    short life.

    Bummer. Thats what I was afraid of.

    Quoted message said:

    32mm in a 25? It may work... in throes of desperation I
    tried a 35 in 23 - forget it, it doesn't fit. I had to
    make (another) trip to the

    Its hard to get the tyre on at all. Very hard over the big
    tube without pinching a hole in it. Tyre levers essential,
    if only to shove all those rubber folds out of the way :-)

    Anyway, my order from the US finally arrived, including nice
    Japanese kevlar-belted 27" touring tyres. Am happy.

  5. "Mike" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Anyway, my order from the US finally arrived, including
    nice Japanese kevlar-belted 27" touring tyres. Am happy.

    Pasela Tourguards? They have an excellent reputation. I very
    nearly imported some myself but in the end went for slicks.
    My Fasgrips arrived from America today, so I'm happy too.

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  6. DRS said:
    Quoted message said:

    Anyway, my order from the US finally arrived, including
    nice Japanese kevlar-belted 27" touring tyres. Am happy.

    Pasela Tourguards? They have an excellent reputation. I
    very nearly imported some myself but in the end went
    for slicks.

    Yes, thats the one. They have the usual fine tread, which I
    think is purely cosmetic. Completely useless, but doesn't do
    any harm either? Except maybe provides some thinner spots
    for the thorns to get through? I hope the aramid (kevlar)
    does its job. Only US$17 from aebike.com .

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