Originally Posted by
xtrajack
...and then I noticed that the front tire had a Presta valve, and that the rear tire had a Schrader valve. I have never seen that before, I can't fathom why anyone would do that.
The guy probably had a flat and used whatever tube he had laying around. Not everyone obsesses over valve stems. It won't hurt anything to run a presta stem in a schrader rim.
As an aside there wasn't an airpump on the bike either.
Any thoughts?
I don't obsess about pumps either. Maybe he lived close enough to just walk if something went wrong.