The question, “Presta or Schrader?”, may seem confusing when you’re new to cycling and head to a bike shop to buy a replacement inner tube. For the vast majority of bikes, there are two types of valve ...

If you've ever walked into a bike shop to buy an inner tube, the first question you'll be asked, aside from 'which size?', will be 'Presta or Schrader valve'? If this question has left you feeling ...

I know it’s borderline sacrilege around these parts, but I have a few technical problems with Presta valves. Although it seems illogical, keeping bike tires inflated consistently is the last giant ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There aren't many technologies as ubiquitous in cycling as the Presta air valve. So it's surprising that, in the roughly 100 years ...

If you’ve worked on a high-end mountain or road bike for any length of time, you have likely cursed the Presta valve. This humble century-old invention is the bane of many a home and professional ...