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27 Sep 18
09:16
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Who in their right mind thought of using these god awful valves on bike tyres. Flimsy as feck. Just tried to pump up the tyres on my hybrid bike and managed to feck the valve and now flat as a pancake 
Never had a problem with the Presta type.
Never had a problem with the Presta type.
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You need to tread carefully with them
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Yes, you have to be wheelie wheelie careful............
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 Schrader are more sturdy than Presta - fatter and only piece. On the other hand Presta are easier to pump (my mum says it's always easier to blow a skinny one than a fat one) |
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Yes you are right mate. I got the two mixed up. Presta is the basteward
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As it happens, I had the two mixed up also, and the problem with the Presta is if you don't pull off the adaptor cleanly,
it is easy to break the flimsy valve! |