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2. Inner tube - Wikipedia

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   Two bicycle inner tubes: A larger mountain bike inner tube and a slimmer race bike tube. An inner tube is an inflatable torus that forms the interior of some pneumatic tires. [1] The tube is inflated through a valve stem and fits inside the tire casing. The inflated inner tube provides structural support and suspension, while the outer tire ...

3. Bicycle tire - Wikipedia

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   A bicycle inner tube with valve stem undergoing a leak test in water. In a pneumatic tire, pressurized air is held inside either with a separate, relatively impermeable inner tube, or by the tire and rim, in a tubeless system. Pneumatic tires are superior in providing effective cushioning while keeping rolling resistance very low.

4. Presta valve - Wikipedia

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   The Presta valve (also French valve (FV) or Sclaverand valve) is a type of tire valve commonly found on high pressure bicycle inner tubes and is commonly used on tubeless setups. It consists of an outer valve stem and an inner valve body. A lock nut to secure the stem at the wheel rim and a valve cap may also be present.

5. List of bicycle parts - Wikipedia

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   Seat tube: the roughly vertical tube in a bicycle frame running from the seat to the bottom bracket; Seat bag: a small storage accessory hung from the back of a seat; Seatpost: a post that the seat is mounted to. It slides into the frame's seat tube and is used to adjust ride height depending how far into the seat tube it is inserted

6. Schrader valve - Wikipedia

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   The Schrader valve is used on virtually all automobile tires and motorcycle tires and most wider-rimmed bicycle tires.In addition to tube and tubeless tires, Schrader valves of varying diameters are used on many refrigeration and air conditioning systems to allow servicing, including recharging with refrigerant; by plumbers conducting leak-down pressure tests on pipe installations; as a ...

7. Tubular tyre - Wikipedia

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   The inner tube is covered with white talc powder to prevent it from sticking to itself. Tubular tire rolled from rim to show glue between them. A tubular tyre, referred to as a tub in Britain, [1] a sew-up in the US, a single in Australia [citation needed], or just a tubular is a bicycle tyre that is stitched closed around the inner tube to ...