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Hacksaw · 10-16-2018, 04:21 PM

The screws were necessary to stop the tire from spinning on the rim and then tearing out the valve stem of the tube. Then 20 or so years ago the tires got better and I think they slightly changed the profile of the outer edged of the rim, everybody went tubeless and no more issues. Hooray!

10-16-2018, 04:21 PM	#10
Hacksaw Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 884 Likes: 209 Liked 312 Times in 175 Posts	Re: dawn in MT slicks The screws were necessary to stop the tire from spinning on the rim and then tearing out the valve stem of the tube. Then 20 or so years ago the tires got better and I think they slightly changed the profile of the outer edged of the rim, everybody went tubeless and no more issues. Hooray!