Presta valves are designed to be able to handle higher pressures, but for a bike that came with Schrader valves in the first place, this is never going to be a requirement.

In general, there are two types of valve on an inner tube: Presta and Schrader. A Schrader valve is the same as you’ll find on a car tyre and to inflate it you simply have to use a pump with a ...

Roughly 130 years ago, New Yorker August Schrader and his able son, George, applied to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to protect the ownership of their new invention. It was a valve. "This ...

This mini bike pump fits Presta and Schrader valves and is equally suitable for road and mountain bikes. A reliable thread-on valve connection prevents air from escaping.

Schrader valves stay open as long as the pump is connected, so the pressure gauge works. ... Here in the netherlands we call presta the french valve, schrader car valves abd dunlop bike valvrs.

There are two main types of bike tire valves you’re likely to work with: Presta and Schrader. Presta valves are generally longer and skinnier and found on most road and mountain bikes, while ...

They have a more complicated shape than a Schrader valve. They also end in a blunt tip, but it’s much smaller and finer. These valves progressively taper to a small opening at the top.

Designed to inflate both mountain bike and road tires fast, this 365cc-per-stroke floor pump features a SwitchHitter II head, which automatically switches between Schrader and Presta valves, as well ...