Originally Posted by
easyupbug
What is you secret, I can not get even a year out of the presta gaskets? I pump every day and the kids come by on the weekend.
Non-threaded valve stems are much easier on the gaskets - also, I should acknowledge that I hardly ever rode from around 1990 until October of last year. So, in reality, that 40 years only includes about 6 years that I was actually riding. I also only pump maybe 2-3 times a week, not every day.