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I pulled the tube out to find the valve stem is plastic and smooth. I had assumed I need to use a smooth stemmed tube to prevent damaging the carbon, but does it need to be plastic?
It's probably plastic to keep the rattling down. Carbon on Cosmic clinchers isn't structural, so I wouldn't worry about it, but you might want to put a wrap of PVC tape around the valve stem where it passes through the carbon to stop it rattling anyway.
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Got my first puncture with my Cosmic SLE and I pulled the tube out to find the valve stem is plastic and smooth. I had assumed I need to use a smooth stemmed tube to prevent damaging the carbon, but does it need to be plastic? I can't even find any for sale.