Quoting PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com>: > On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 1:14 AM, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net>wrote: >> >> >> 559 tubes are no problem. >> >> As a reference, I once found myself way out of town on my 700C-shod cross >> bike, and realized upon pinch-flatting that I had swapped gear in my pack >> for an earlier ride, leaving my patch kit and 700C tubes at home while >> bringing 26" x 2.2 tubes along. They worked (though I was pretty careful >> to seat the tires carefully) for about 5 miles of trail and 15 of road to >> get home. >> > > I've used 559X2" tubes in 29er tires; the biggest problem was getting the > little tubes over the big 622 rims. (I've also used 559X1" tubes in regular > 2" 26 inch mountain bike tires; no problems.)
The problem comes when the tube is a bit on the large side. I found the Specialized 559 x 1.5-1.75 tube to be rather on the fat side for a 650B Col de la Vie tire. Mounting the tire without pinching part of the tube under the bead was difficult because there was just so much of the tube. The next size down, Specialized 559 x 1.25-1.5, was just right. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
