IS 532 : 2006 Bicycle Tube Valves and Valve-Tubing - Specification

1 Scope

This standard covers the dimensions and material requirements for following different types of bicycle tube valves and rubber valve-tubing for tube valves.

1.1 Types of Bicycle Tube Valve

a) Metal base valve with plug for cycle tubes (Dunlop valve for jointed tube),

b) Metal base valve with core for cycle tubes,

c) Rubber base valve with plug for cycle tubes ( Dunlop valve for moulded tube ),

d) Rubber base valve with core for cycle tubes ( American valve for moulded tube - full thread ),

e) Rubber covered valve with core for cycle tubes ( American valve for moulded tube - half thread ),

f) French valve for jointed tube,

g) French valve for moulded tube,

h) German valve for moulded tube, and

j) German valve for jointed tube.

1.2 Rubber Valve Tubing for Bicycle Tube Valves

2 References

The following standards contain provisions, which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below: