A Presta valve shown in context of the rim, spokes, and tire of a bicycle wheel
A closed Presta valve
The Presta valve (also French valve (FV) or Sclaverand valve) is a type tire valve commonly found on high pressure bicycle inner tubes and is commonly used on tubeless setups. It comprises an outer valve stem and an inner valve body. A lock nut to secure the stem at the wheel rim and a valve cap may also be present.
The Prestavalve (also French valve (FV) or Sclaverand valve) is a type tire valve commonly found on high pressure bicycle inner tubes and is commonly...
Schrader valve, but some road bicycles with skinny tires instead use the Prestavalve. Schrader valves consist of a valve stem into which a poppet valve is...
countries. The Dunlop valve has a wider base than a Prestavalve, similar enough in size to a Schrader valve to use identically drilled valve holes in rims,...
Presta may refer to: Apco Presta, an Israeli paraglider design Prestavalve, a bicycle tire valve style This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
spring load as required. Presta and Schrader valves used on pneumatic tyres are examples of poppet valves. The Prestavalve has no spring and relies on...
types of valves used on bicycles, Schrader or Presta. A third type of valve called the Dunlop (or Woods) valve exists, but tubes with these valves can be...
tube to seat tube Valve stem or simply valve: port for adding or releasing air from the inner tube. Two types are commonly used: Presta and Schrader. A...
firmly onto valve stems of the wheels. The air inflation gauge displays the air pressure within the tire when the air hose is connected to the valve stem. The...
hand-held tire-pressure gauges which can be temporarily attached to the valve stem to check a tire's interior air pressure. This measurement of tire inflation...
preset level upstream of the valvePrestavalve, Schrader valve, or Dunlop valve, holds the air inside bicycle tires Reed valve: consists of two or more flexible...
electricity Potential vorticity, in fluid dynamics Prestavalve, one of the two common tire valves Process variable, in control systems Programmed visibility...
typically a Schrader valve on automobiles and most bicycle tires, or a Prestavalve on high-performance bicycles. They mount directly to the rim, in the...
puncturing of the tire a flat can be caused by: failure of or damage to the valve stem; a nail in the tire; rubbing of the tire against the road; ripping...
as a Schrader or Prestavalve but other assemblies to pressurise the cannon such as quick release connections with ball or check valves have been used....
retained Schrader valves. For comparison, it should be compared with the Prestavalve. [1]"A young mechanic named August Schrader, arrived in New York in 1840...
fitted with Prestavalves. Rims for tubular tyres, referred to as "sprint rims" in Britain Wooden bicycle rim with tubular tyre and a Prestavalve Detail of...
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