Although Presta valves are pretty much standard on higher-end bikes' wheels, the things definitely do have their drawbacks. Dutch company BBB Cycling has decided to do something about that, with a ...

AIGO-TEC is one of those brands that’s been around for ages, but you’ve probably never heard of them. The German company traces its lineage back to Margarete Steiff, and the invention of plush toys ...

Schwalbe wants its new Clik valve to become the industry standard for bike valves, replacing Presta and Schrader valves. Despite existing for almost as long as the bicycle, Presta and Schrader valves ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There aren’t many technologies as ubiquitous in cycling as the Presta air valve. So it’s surprising that, in the roughly 100 years since its invention, it’s basically never changed. Until now. A new ...