presta valve remover?
08-10-05 | 01:40 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 392
Likes: 0
From: Cleveland, Ohio
Bikes: 1982 Huiffy 10-speed
can presta valves be removed like schrader valves? i have a tool to tighten my schrader valves with my road bikes's on the road repair tools in case they loosten & leak air, & i would like to get such a tool for my other bike that has presta valves.
Last edited by saturnsc2; 08-10-05 at 01:47 PM.
08-11-05 | 08:06 PM
#2
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 8,521
Likes: 2
From: Beaufort, South Carolina, USA and surrounding islands.
Bikes: Cannondale R500, Motobecane Messenger
No. Presta valves uses the air pressure to keep the valve closed, hence the reason why you need to burp the valve to top off the air pressure, you need to break the air seal. There is no spring to weaken and fail.
