Schrader vs Presta valve ?

[iperov]

what better?
why my presta valves cannot keep pressure for at least 2 weeks ?
may be I have wrong usage?

 

[Ykick]

I never had the right adapter using Presta stems.

Schrader only for my bikes but you may need 21/64" drill bit to open up the hole for Shrader on some rims.

 

[Drunkskunk]

Presta is thinner but all metal so not lighter. If you you have a low tire 20 miles from home, and don't have your adaptor handy (which adds weight to the presta), then good luck getting your tire filled at any gas station, tire store, garage, motorcycle shop, hardware store, convienance store, department store, or friendly motorist who has a tire pump in their trunk. Those are all going to be Schrader valve.

 

[SamTexas]

For me, a Presta valve is but an evil necessity on rims too thin to accommodate a Schrader valve.

 

[999zip999]

Presta high persure but always leaks on all the bikes that have them. Headache.

 

[Ypedal]

ebike suitable rims should all be wide enough to use schrader valves...

I drill them when need be !

 

[Rassy]

And I thought it was just because I was an old set in my ways codger that made me hate Prestas!

Plus, you can't (hardly) even get Slime into a Presta valve tube.

My trike rims got drilled and converted a long time ago.

 

[snowranger]

Shraeder all the way. Cheaper tubes and not delicate like presta valves that can break off.

 

[teklektik]

Presta is PITA to Slime.
Bigger is Better!

 

[dogman dan]

Even with schrader valve, some tubes cannot accept the chunky 4x4 tire slime I need. But when oh when will tube manufactures start making the stem longer? We don't all have single wall rims today. I hate having to have an adapter even for the schrader.

 

[Kirk]

I must be the odd man out. Presta valves have always worked just fine for me. I only use Schwalbe tubes, so that might have something to do with it. I did start out with Schrader valves 57 years ago and like them just fine.

 

[texaspyro]

For my meat powered bike, I have always used Presta valves (Weinman concave rims, 75,000+ miles on them) and have never had a problem. Schrader valves for the honkin' stuff.

 

[E-racer]

Slime only marginally works in tube tires. Even worse the slime makes the wheelsets very out of balance. The thick dh tubes w/ no slime are the way to go. Go for schrader because they are common.

 

[dogman dan]

I'd be more willing to run prestas, if it weren't for the inch and a half long mesquite thorns paving the surrounding 800 miles.

 

[thefost]

Ive been using the presta valve for my Kenda DH tubes. Been beating them up on trails every weekend with no problems as of yet, but the fact that most of you use Schrader concerns me...

 

[Ypedal]

i would not put a presta tube in a shrader rim ( big hole, would lead to valve moving around and cutting/leak )...

I've had presta's on a Giant mtb, they were fine and kept pressure, i spun the tool on the valve and left it there so it was never missing.... but schrader is just way more common.. and easier to deal with..

 

[Rassy]

YPedal said:

i would not put a presta tube in a shrader rim

When I converted my trike to Schrader it was a surprise to find that the rear double wall rim with the Nexus from Utah Trikes was actually drilled for the Schrader valves. It hadn't caused any problem in the half year or so that it was used with the Presta.

 

[dogman dan]

Adapters exist for presta in a schrader hole, for about 50 cents.