Originally Posted by
northtexasbiker
What are the advantages of presta? I just assumed they deal with high pressure better. I bought a floor pump, because my bike is the only presta valve in the family so it's not a big deal, but I am able to use the compressor on all the cars/other bikes at the house.
The advantage is they are less likely to get ripped at the stem because of sloppy installation or riding low pressure for too long.
EDIT. Unless you get the metal stemmed ones I guess. lol.