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Originally Posted by mik
I'm a bit confused why they would change the valves from a nice easy system to a fiddly pain in the rectum, but that's progress I suppose.
If the valve buggers up can you change it, or is it new tube time. ???
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I think the presta valves hold pressure better and are probably lighter.
If you root the valve proper then it would be new tube time I guess. But I always have at least one tube spare on any ride, often two if I know I am going far afield.
Recent ride with eight of us (all experience riders with good tyres, tubes and pressures) saw 15 flats, we ran out of tubes and resorted to patching, was crazy day. I did a ride the other month where I had five flats on a rail trail, ridiculous. Then on another day you get none. Just luck of the draw.