Wolfie65
Active Member
Not sure if this is the right forum, but it doesn't seem to fit anywhere else, so let's run with it: Which type of valve do you guys prefer in your tubes?
(insert post-adolescent guffawing here)
Schrader valves are generally much easier to get - or at least they were prior to the Kung Flu hoax - and, theoretically, more everyday convenient, since they are identical to those found on cars, allowing you to use air pumps at gas stations and also being easy to fill with whatever green goop you use in the never ending battle against flats. On the not-so-plus side, they do tend to leak air fairly quickly, as much as 10 lbs. overnight.
Presta valves - the traditional cyclist's choice - are fiddlier, perhaps a tad more prone to damage if the wheel is handled roughly (because they stick out more - duh), have no affinity whatsoever to cars and trying to put slimy substances into them is a Monty Python sketch waiting to happen. They do hold air better and over much longer periods of time and have recently been somewhat easier to find - because everyone wants the Schraders......
(insert post-adolescent guffawing here)
Schrader valves are generally much easier to get - or at least they were prior to the Kung Flu hoax - and, theoretically, more everyday convenient, since they are identical to those found on cars, allowing you to use air pumps at gas stations and also being easy to fill with whatever green goop you use in the never ending battle against flats. On the not-so-plus side, they do tend to leak air fairly quickly, as much as 10 lbs. overnight.
Presta valves - the traditional cyclist's choice - are fiddlier, perhaps a tad more prone to damage if the wheel is handled roughly (because they stick out more - duh), have no affinity whatsoever to cars and trying to put slimy substances into them is a Monty Python sketch waiting to happen. They do hold air better and over much longer periods of time and have recently been somewhat easier to find - because everyone wants the Schraders......
jk
