Originally Posted by
hhnngg1
If you rid enough your odds of crashing outside a race are real. Some racers have ONLY crashed in training rides and not on race day.
Even if u are lucky enough to have a reliable valve extender it is an additional point if failure. And I have spent significant time hassling with several valve extenders, none of which have been bulletproof failsafe. All have glitches and those are amplified on a flat on ride . I use Teflon tape to ensure reliable nonair leaks.
I think maybe you're using the crappy type of valve extenders. Nobody would ever know I'm even using valve extenders if they were to look at my wheel, and it certainly doesn't operate any differently. Proper adapters thread right into where the valve core goes, and then the core goes into the extender. Both have rubber grommets to seal.
I have multiple sets of wheels with extenders and cant imagine what issues you're having. I did chuck the crappy style extenders that come with the wheels out into the trash bin of course.