On 9/9/2019 1:33 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2019-09-09 08:15, Tanguy Ortolo wrote:
Chalo, 2019-09-09 08:21+0200:
I can't imagine what your objection could be, given that Presta
valves are inferior in every single possible way to Schraeder valves,
except for their diameter.Â* Count your blessings and use a better,
less fault-prone tube.

I cannot agree with that. The small diameter of Presta valves is one
significant advantage, ...


Yes, less compromise in the integrity and sturdiness of the rim.

Does anyone have an incident where a valve hole caused a failure in a rim?

A bike rim is in compression. Other stresses are small, unless one hits
a heck of a bump.

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- Frank Krygowski