ibexman Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Can you still get 750x16 tubes with the smaller valves to go in tubeless rims ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Yes There are the 2 types, difference is the valve stem size Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 You can always drill the rims out to the larger size, and tubelss valves are also available in the larger size, so there is no problem if you want to go back to tubeless..... Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 The designation on size is TRxx The thin valve are TR13 and the thick ones are TR15 so a tube with a valve to fit a typical "tubeless" wheel hole would be a 7.50R16TR13, a tube to fit a Defender tube-type wheel with a fat valve would be a 7.50R16TR15 As Jon said you can buy tubeless valves as TR13 and TR15 though the TR13 ones are the "normal" size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niall_CSK Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Last time I came accross this the tyre dealer, think it was ATS, had a box ful of small plastic "adaptors" that slipped over the smaller valve stem to aid alignment & prevent damage. He didn't even charge, said they were pennies for a box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 We used to have them for sale too, I think they were called "ferrules" IIRC, convert a TR13 tube to be used in a Defender or similar TR15 rim. I seem to remember mostly they were used on 205R16 tubes as we couldn't get 205R16TR15s or they were stupidly expensive or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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