@andrewcashew thanks, yes I've been doing some reading and apparently the chief advantage of Presta valves is that they hand lock/un-lock and when unlocked the valve is open which makes for much easier pumping.
Schraeder valves being spring backed for closure make inflation more difficult.
In that sense I guess Presta would arguably better for airing up tubeless tires except again I'd remove the valve core from the Schraeder valve to inflate it initially.
Fascinating deep nerd stuff!
May 10, 2017, 9:24 p.m. - Andrew Major
@andrewcashew thanks, yes I've been doing some reading and apparently the chief advantage of Presta valves is that they hand lock/un-lock and when unlocked the valve is open which makes for much easier pumping. Schraeder valves being spring backed for closure make inflation more difficult. In that sense I guess Presta would arguably better for airing up tubeless tires except again I'd remove the valve core from the Schraeder valve to inflate it initially. Fascinating deep nerd stuff!