Does it have a presta or schrader valve hole? How many sprokets can the rear hold? Can I use a cassette on it? Rear spacing?
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chris, i bought a Shimano HG51 8-Speed Cassette (11-28T)--just fits my frame. it has presta size valve holes. be sure to measure your rear spacing before putting on too many gears; i believe its has the std 130mm spacing. the tires were Vittoria Zaffiro II Wire (Black, 700 x 23). great wheelset for the money!!
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The wheels have Presta valves. I'm not sure how many sprockets the freewheel will hold except that I have a 9 gear cassette on mine.
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They "could" be drilled for Schrader, but the rims might bend/fail in that weak spot after a while. You'd have to test it yourself. Instead, maybe buy some adapters, and a box of presta tubes: Slime 23042 Presta to Schrader Valve Adapter -- just leave the adapters on the valves all the time.
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Update, I'm running 32mm confidentials and have put five tubes in now. Its just the front. The foam tape failed, the velux French rim tape walked twice or more and now I'm trying drilling/chasing the little holes (4near valve stem +2 ) and using the red protector from old rim.
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My husband said you need a bike pump with a "schraeder valve" not a "presta valve". We got an awesome bike pump for $20 at Walmart. It has both. I have to air my tires up about one a week. The more air the smoother the ride.
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Great question - here's the answer: The "valves" are included - they are hidden in the pump head assembly. This Topeak (Road Morph) has a head assembly that does NOT automatically adapt to the tire valves (Presta or Schrader) - instead the user has to do some manual adjustment. What manual adjustment you ask? Well, my Topeak shipped with the pump head set for presta valve. I quickly discovered my tire valves were schrader, and not compatible with the pump. After some googling and head-scratching and looking at the diagram on the packaging, I finally figured it out DOH. Gently unscrew and take off the little metal cap on top of the pump head (tip). Then gently pull out the black rubber piece inside. For the Schrader, make sure the larger opening is facing outward, and the small opening is facing the needle inside the pump head. Having thus flipped it, push the black piece back into the head. Finally Screw the cap back on - and presto ;) you have a Schrader compatible pump head.
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130mm BCD is the spacing. It did not work for me. I wound up getting a new crankset, which also required a new lower bracket with longer spindle. It all worked out in the end.
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Yes. It says so in the title of the item. Make sure your rim and the valve type are compatible (Schraeder vs. Presta).
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There are spacers provided that I used to mount above the brake reservoir, but my friend mounted his flush without the spacers and it holds the same. The dimensions are accurate.
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Wait, I went out and looked at an unopened package just to make sure. There appears to be two small plastic valves but I don't know enough to know if these are the presta valves you are talking about.
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I use tubes with a Presta valve, but the valve hole is plenty large and there should be no problem using a tube with a Schrader valve.
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You may need an adapter. This clips on to Schrader valves very easily. Prestas have the narrow cap, so it may take an adapter or some finagling to get it to work. Ive ran mine on my diesel tires up to 110psi with no issues.
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Amazon apparently doesn't show the appropriate picture when the buyer selects 700 x 20-25 cc (which is the size I bought). Mine have presta valves.
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I used presta for this wheel, the hole on the wheel is to small for a schrader.
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A Schrader valve is the standard valve on inner tubes and car tires. For your bike it is a larger diameter hole on the rim. A presta valve is skinny and has a nut on it to hold the valve tight on the rim. skinny rims like for road bikes and now a lot of mtn bikes use presta valves. I like schraders so I drilled my rim with 1/4 inch bit to accommodate the tubes. Good luck.
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I don't know what the cc is for but on the box itself it says 26x1.75 - 26x2.5 so it should fit your wheel just fine. But you should also check (if you haven't already)if your current tube has presta or schrader valve.
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Or you can take it to a good bike shop that will drill out the hole in the rim to accept schrader valve tubes. Prestas are very finicky, delicate and serve no better purpose than a traditional schrader on a mountain bike. People just think they are exotic because they are normally found on more high-end road bikes.
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It is "dual" headed...there is a "hole" for Schrader and a "hole" for presta.