Originally Posted by
Jeff Neese
Cosmetically, seeing a bike without valve caps is like seeing a car that's missing its hubcaps. Sure, they're not functional, but the car still looks ghetto.
Check out these ghetto bikes...
https://www.cyclingnews.com/features...ur-bikes-2023/
It would seem that pro mechanics don't think valve stem caps are very important, either.
I am thoroughly amused that we are debating possibly the most needlessly contentious topic of all time.