Hi, my bike wheel used to have a plastic liner to protect the inner tube from the spoke nuts, which has since been lost, are these replaceable, or will the inner tube be fine without one?Thanks.
As MR says, you've got to have a rim strip. Without one, air pressure will force the inner tube against the spoke heads and the sharp edges of the rim and it'll pop. Your local bike shop with have rim strip tape that'll do the trick. In a pinch, you can also use a strong fiber reinforced tape for a rim strip. In the past, I've used strapping tape. This is the clear plastic tape reinforced with fiberglass filaments. You can also use a cloth type tape like gaffers tape. Duct tape would even do the job, but would be likely to leave lots of gunk on the inside of your rim and it would be a pain to tear a long narrow strip like you'd need for your rim. Hope this helps.
Best would be a 27 x 1 1/4 inner tube. However a 700 x 32 inner tube would do in a pinch
M R is on the mark, also in a pinch an old inner tube will work but you should really go to a shop and buy the correct part.
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