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 ...

To use the basic Upgrade Set version of the device, you just remove the core of your existing Presta valve (and yes, it must have a removable core), thread the machined aluminum CoreCap onto the top, ...

BBB’s new CoreCap valve adaptors promise improved airflow and durability versus standard Presta valves, but are they all gain and no pain? Having received a set, I thought it was worth sticking them ...

Presta valves are the standard and have been around for a LONG time, and there are many issues with this system that many brands have been working hard to address. With tubeless tires being the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...