It depends on the fee Clik wants for each valve/tire. Shrader/Presta are mature and low in cost. Adding a $5 fee to each tire is a killer on a low end bike – less so on premium. Makers might not use it until is become open source after all patents expire.
That_Xenomorph_Guy on
Can’t say I have a problem with presta or schraeder, so I guess I might need to buy an adapter for this thing some day 😛
If anything, just switch over to Schraeder like pretty much all other inflatable things. This new valve is a solution in search of a problem.
MidwestGravelGrowler on
Noooooooooooooo.
There are so many competing standards for different parts on a bike – bottom brackets, freehub bodies, crank connectors and chainlines, etc. Presta is fine, and valves are one of the only parts of the bike with a single ubiquitous standard.
Bat_Fruit on
Presta needs no force, you just screw it in, and the head is serviceable on decent tubes. Happy enough as a roadie on presta. Pumps with fixed heads much more difficult to use than pumps with heads on hoses and I bet the seals on this new malarkey fade after a duration anyhow.
aggieotis on
I know a lot of folks hate new standards, but I’m pretty excited about these. Prestas are more fiddly than they should be. Schroeder valves are a bit easier, but still leaky.
Will be great to have a high flow valve with positive engagement. Would happily spend $20-30 or whatever to convert my Presta bikes to this.
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It depends on the fee Clik wants for each valve/tire. Shrader/Presta are mature and low in cost. Adding a $5 fee to each tire is a killer on a low end bike – less so on premium. Makers might not use it until is become open source after all patents expire.
Can’t say I have a problem with presta or schraeder, so I guess I might need to buy an adapter for this thing some day 😛
Do schwalbe tubes often get used in new bikes?
[Relevant xkcd](https://xkcd.com/927/)
If anything, just switch over to Schraeder like pretty much all other inflatable things. This new valve is a solution in search of a problem.
Noooooooooooooo.
There are so many competing standards for different parts on a bike – bottom brackets, freehub bodies, crank connectors and chainlines, etc. Presta is fine, and valves are one of the only parts of the bike with a single ubiquitous standard.
Presta needs no force, you just screw it in, and the head is serviceable on decent tubes. Happy enough as a roadie on presta. Pumps with fixed heads much more difficult to use than pumps with heads on hoses and I bet the seals on this new malarkey fade after a duration anyhow.
I know a lot of folks hate new standards, but I’m pretty excited about these. Prestas are more fiddly than they should be. Schroeder valves are a bit easier, but still leaky.
Will be great to have a high flow valve with positive engagement. Would happily spend $20-30 or whatever to convert my Presta bikes to this.