presta and schrader valves (newbie question)
lipowicha
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Hi,
I have a newbie question about inner tubes. Currently my MTB tyres/tube have schrader valves. If I buy inner tubes with presta valves would it work? And what is the difference between the two?
Thanks.
I have a newbie question about inner tubes. Currently my MTB tyres/tube have schrader valves. If I buy inner tubes with presta valves would it work? And what is the difference between the two?
Thanks.
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no probs.
presta are thinner. Presta dont have a sprung valve."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
You may want to use a hole reducer, Mavic do one for about £0.75
Alternatively, some inner tubes have a valve lock ring which is stepped, so the smaller side can go in the Schrader hole.
I prefer presta, but the valve ends can be bent or snapped by clumsy handling when pumping them up "in the field". Pumps that have a short hose rather than those that fit direct to the valve can help avoid this for the clumsier amongst us :oops:0 -
I preffer schrader, since they're compatible with more airlines etc, easier to use and IMO more durable (people complain about sticking schrader cores sometimes but I always suspect they've not put the caps on, personally). But it's not that big a deal really.Uncompromising extremist0
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If I currently use presta valve inner tubes can I therefore put schrader valve tubes in the wheel instead?"One thing that is worse than Carlton Kirby: people complaining about Carlton Kirby.
Talk about first world problems."
The_Boy, 13/4/14, Paris-Roubaix 2014 "spoiler" thread0 -
If it is drilled big enough for it yes. Hence why a reducer adaptoer can be useful for doing it the other way round.0
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BlueDynamo wrote:If I currently use presta valve inner tubes can I therefore put schrader valve tubes in the wheel instead?
Not without enlarging the valve hole, which may or may not be straightforward. Wouldn't bother personally.
Matthew0