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    forrestunifreak
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    well,i got a flat today.no problem,id just replace the tube with the
    extra i bought at wal-mart last month.but when i finally got it on
    there,it doesnt fit.what it seems like,the reinforced part around the
    valve stem is too wide,and folds up the sides of the rim,making the bead
    of the tire not seat correctly and stick out.
    Its not anything complicated,just a regular 20" rim,kenda k-rad tire,and
    wal-mart 20" tube.

    whats going on here?can somone explain this to me?????

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  2. DK
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    Just get a non [censored] mall-wart (cheap plastic [censored]) tube and I should fit
    fine, I have never heard of this before, and it is prolly b/c mall-wart
    dosen't have very high manufactuing tolerences. If you get a good,
    thick, DH style tube, you wont get pinch flats. (as easily)

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  3. forrestunifreak
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    ahhh.they always worked before.and there cheap.do they even make dh
    tubes in 20"?I've never got a pinch flat anyway.

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  4. john_childs
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    Try a different brand of tube. Some of the tubes at Wal Mart, Target,
    KMart, and other large department stores can be a bit funky and
    different. Try a tube from your local bike shop.

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  5. mango
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    forrestunifreak said:

    *do they even make dh tubes in 20"?*

    I've got a tube for a small trailer tire in my 20. Its wide and thicker
    than normal tubes ive found. It may add just a little wieght but its far
    out lived normal tubes in my 20, and its still going strong!

    I got the little beast at a bike shop that sold lots of outdoor
    equipment too....maybe even canoe trailers and such?

    my 2¢. take it easy.🙂

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