Originally Posted by
guy153
So at what point did we stop using Woods valves and what was wrong with them? Having a threaded hose that screws on seems to be back in style so maybe we should go back to Woods. They seemed to be quite good at not leaking any air out when you were attaching and removing the hose.
Not being familiar with Woods I looked them up and they mostly do have a check valve that prevents air from escaping so that would be an improvement over the Schrader. But this guy Sheldon Brown says they generally are not suitable for high pressure tires for whatever reason. They also have that metal neck. I do not like that metal neck that narrows down connecting to the tube. As ugly as they are, I like that stubby rubberized neck of the Schrader connecting to the tube. It looks more stable.