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What size of inner tube fits a 650x47b tire?
In addition to Criggie's answer, I would suggest trying to oversize your inner tubes. It may be slightly heavier than the tube that is "compatible" with your tire, but if minimal weight gain ...
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What size of inner tube fits a 650x47b tire?
650B tyres are another way of saying 27.5" or 584mm
The modern ETRTO standards for measuring tyres would call this a 584-47 or perhaps 47-584.
So any tube that is for a 584mm tyre, and covers a ...
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Is it possible to prove that applied forces to a top tube are worse than a seatpost when using a repair stand clamp?
With all the math in the world this can't be proved generically because we don't know anything other than the top tube is carbon. It being carbon says nothing about wall thickness, shape, or ...
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Which geometry specifications determine the seating position of an MTB?
For the position of your hips relative to the bottom bracket, you need to consider the effective and actual seat tube angles. These two angles are listed when the seat tube is bent, originates in ...
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Were titanium road bikes ridden in the Tour de France?
Gewiss Playbus, Bianchi Ti Mega Tube
Gewiss - Playbus was a team that rode in the 1996 TdF. 17 of the riders were Italian.
BERTOLETTI Simone
BERZIN Evgeni (Russia)
BOBRIK Vladislav (Russia)
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Aluminium frame alterations
First up - figure out your budget. Frame repairs are not cheap and skill costs money. It is conceivable that this repair costs more than a replacement frame that does suit you.
It may be that ...
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Tiny dent near the bottom bracket of a new hardtail - should I be concerned?
No. Stop worrying. Go and ride your bike and put some real dents in it.
Without sanding it away it’s hard to tell if it’s a paint bubble or a small void in the forged section of the frame. Either way ...
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What do these specs mean? I have a Cannondale Road Bike 700x23c
None of that has any bearing on your bike frame - that's mostly in reference to your tyre/rim and components.
700x23c
Your tyre was a "700C around" and 23 mm wide
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Probably a reference ...
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