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rim question

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rim question

Post by christover1 »

how do I tell a tube rim from a tubeless rim??? my 16" rims dont have the small seating lip I normally see on other rims. christover
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Post by bogo »

they r tube type rims if they dont have the lip, the lip is what stops the beads slippin into the well of the wheel at lower pressures. dont need the lips with tubes.
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Post by christover1 »

bogo wrote:they r tube type rims if they dont have the lip, the lip is what stops the beads slippin into the well of the wheel at lower pressures. dont need the lips with tubes.


thanx, thawt so, but best to be sure...think I'll update to tubeless, catch up with the modern world, may even get radials :lol: christover
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