There is nothing more irritating than fumbling around trying to open, inflate and close a presta valve on the side of a trail in the dirt, rain and at times oncoming dark. Fortunately it doesn't happen too much lately, but I usually screw on the Schrader adapters to any Presta valves I got so I can at least use the ordinary air inflator valve. Older rims were narrower also, but these days I don't see what the problem is with the larger diameter Schrader.
Maybe it's the roadie/weight market.
April 27, 2020, 5:02 p.m. - Mikey Bikey
There is nothing more irritating than fumbling around trying to open, inflate and close a presta valve on the side of a trail in the dirt, rain and at times oncoming dark. Fortunately it doesn't happen too much lately, but I usually screw on the Schrader adapters to any Presta valves I got so I can at least use the ordinary air inflator valve. Older rims were narrower also, but these days I don't see what the problem is with the larger diameter Schrader. Maybe it's the roadie/weight market.