Questions tagged [schrader]
A type of air valve used for refilling automobile tires and some bicycle tubes.
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Replace Missing Floor Pump Head - 'Maxxis Air Elite'
I have inherited this Maxxis Air Elite Floor Pump. It is working well except for a critical piece as you can see in the attached image.
I have an existing pump so would like to set this one up to use ...
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Do tubeless systems use Presta valves exclusively? Or, is this Schrader in disguise?
I felt I knew a lot about bikes, but sometimes the miniscule things escape my attention. I'm certain the accompanying photos show a Schrader valve. It's certainly a Schrader valve at its heart. The ...
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What is the name of the floor pump part that depresses the valve stem?
What is the name of the part in the floor pump chuck that depresses the valve stem?
Is it standard enough that I could buy a replacement?
I mainly use this pump to inflate presta tires. From what I ...
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What's wrong with this Schrader valve?
This morning I went to put air into my son's MTB tyres and found that I struggled to pump the front tyre up and couldn't get any air in the rear tyre at all.
The pump is fine - I successfully used it ...
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Is it a good idea to use a Presta-to-Schrader adapter and Schrader mini pump if you have bikes with both valve types?
I have bikes with two types of valves: Presta and Schrader. Usually when buying bikes or rims, I'm very careful to buy only Presta stuff. If I for some reason end up with a Schrader rim, I may go even ...
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What is causing leaks where metal meets rubber on stem?
What causes a bicycle tube to leak where the metal meets the rubber on a Schrader valve stem? I've had three tubes fail the same way over the past year. I make sure the stems are perpendicular to the ...
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Why is the retaining nut ("thumbscrew") against the wheel rim for inner tube Schrader valves no longer used?
The Schrader valve retreats back into the inner tube because there is nothing to hold it in place against the wheel rim. Despite having an outer screw thread on the protruding valve nothing is there ...
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Why are thorn resistant tubes prone to valve stem failures?
I would welcome knowledgeable answers rather than opinions please. I have been cycling 50+ years and now work in an LBS.
I have seen numerous examples of so-called “thorn-proof” TP tubes, of different ...
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Considering modern bicycle trends (2021), why are presta valves still the dominant design?
The usual trope justifying the use of Presta valves over Schrader valves is no longer logical (in my opinion at least) because of changes in wheel, rim, and tire systems. Let me exemplify by refuting ...
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What are these female connectors called?
I need help finding out what these female connectors/attachments are called so that I can buy them for my air tank project. Basically these are found on those portable air compressors which connect to ...
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Is this a Schrader valve?
Is it possible to determine from these 2 photos, whether this valve is a Schrader valve (i.e. the type of valve that is also found on automobile tyres) ?
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Presta to Schrader valve adapters that don't screw on the valve core
Do any exist? I want to easily use a gas station compressor without worrying about popping my valve core out when I unscrew the adapter after use.
No, I don't want to "just use Schrader-valve ...
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How to stop air leak when disconnecting inflator from Schrader valve?
People say that the pin must be pressed down in order for the air to get in. But when I try to remove the pump head by unlocking the lever, too much air leaks before I get to remove the pump.
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Why did my valve pin bend? Is there anything that I can do to help it without any specialized tools?
I have a new bike (been less than a month since it was purchased) and has been ridden for about 600km (375 miles) on bad city roads.
What may have caused this bend of the valve pin? Is it possible ...
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Bits "peeling off" schrader valve?
I've got a bike that hadn't been used in a while until a couple weeks ago, it was in a place where it gets direct sunlight (I'm trying to fix that) and as a result some things like the seat have ...
