We've all been there; the rage, the tears, and the confusion at the limp rubber sat in your hands. Your pride utterly dented by the mess of sticky fluid covering workspace from repeated adjustments; exhausted from the rapid pumping to trying and breathe life into the probabilistic part.
The cries skywards to the bike gods. whilst prostrate in the cellar/garage/back garden/drive fighting back the tears of frustration at the cycling equivalent of emasculation.
Then I got some Reserve Filmore valves and had it up in a matter of minutes with nothing but a track pump and a smile. 🤌
Bloody beauts!
They are good. Only downside I’ve found is they also let air out pretty fast if I’m cack handed with the pressure gauge
Bloody beauts!
Logo/valve alignment isn’t quite as good on the right hand example…
Logo/valve alignment isn’t quite as good on the right hand example…
I know, I'm trying to ignore it but I think that'll end up a post-house move job. 😂
Might want to check your radiator... Looks a tad 'droopy' in the 2nd pic 😉
Thirty five quid!
Can I say schraeder valves?
Of course. If you're a philistine.
Thirty five quid!
Christ on a bloody bike, the Muc-off / Stzy / Peatys do the job nicely if you want to spend more than a tenner
Can I say schraeder valves?
Just checked your posting history and I’m going to say no, you’d have to start a thread asking how to pronounce it 🤣
Christ on a bloody bike, the Muc-off / Stzy / Peatys do the job nicely if you want to spend more than a tenner
To be fair they came as part of the wheelset.
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I fitted some pirellis the other day and didn’t even use a fancy pump. I await death by some other means, since surely the gods are just toying with me.
Yep I'd sort of begrudge paying 35 squid for a valve 🙂
I think I'd try a pair if they came up in a deal but tbh once you sort the valves out something else will come along and spoil the fun.
My current fave is some really tight rubbery rim bands instead of tape.
Although tbh I've got some of those crank bros wheels with only a single hole for the valve and they've stayed up unused on the bike for around 6 months as hard as the day they were last pumped up.
There are six bikes with tubeless in my garage, that would be £270 worth of valves! lololol
My current fave is some really tight rubbery rim bands instead of tape.
@dudeofdoom, what are you using?
I have found drilling through a tubeless valve, taking care not to go as far as the internal threads at the top, makes a massive difference to air flow and will help with mounting tyres. You could also cut the top off a valve, where the core screws in, this also greatly improves airflow, mount the tyre and then replace with a new valve.
It is strange how some tyres go up with just a track pump with the valve core in but others fail to mount with core out and using a airshot type device.
Bizarrely, I've found that fitting Cushcore (mostly) makes fitting tyres easier and quicker. Yes, they can be a bit of a faff to get on if you don't follow the instructions, but once they're on, they seem to make tires seat pretty much first time.
I don't know why you would find it bizarre.
It's obvious to anyone with eyes that the wings on the cushcore hold a tire against the rim and make a better seal during initial inflation.
Then I got some Reserve Filmore valves
Whats wrong with just temporarily removing the valve core?
@relapsed_mandalorian or any other Reserve Fillmore users, do you add sealant through the valve?
I see the internet says you can do it, do you have real world experience? Thanks
There are six bikes with tubeless in my garage, that would be £270 worth of valves!
Similar in my garage. My approach was to buy a £40 compressor, it is now effortless to install tyres and does other jobs too.
I fitted some pirellis the other day and didn’t even use a fancy pump. I await death by some other means, since surely the gods are just toying with me.
I had a similar situation years ago before I got the compressor. New tyre, went straight on and inflated with the track pump, feeling very smug I went to fit the wheel on the bike before noticing that I'd fitted it backwards. A bit annoying but no issue as it went up so easily first time.....you can guess the rest. 3 hours later, sealant on every surface with 100 yards, much swearing and sweating etc.
Using the words "can be a bit of a faff" in association with fitting cush-core is like calling the Ukraine War a bit of a to-do.
@relapsed_mandalorian or any other Reserve Fillmore users, do you add sealant through the valve?
I see the internet says you can do it, do you have real world experience? Thanks
Yup. Zero faff, compressors or any such accoutrements.
I always seat them first, just in case I've cocked up direction, then let the air out, sealant through the valve and up again with track pump. Done.
I'm also a Fillmore fan, they might be a bit more expensive than other valves but they actually introduce new technology that makes life easier and they're only £35. We all spend ridiculous amounts more than that to buy something that looks a bit better or to save a few grams of weight. Most other expensive valves are just paying more for looks as they're just a standard presta valve core in a jazzy anodised jacket.
I don’t know why you would find it bizarre.
Because everyone moans about how hard it is.
Using the words “can be a bit of a faff” in association with fitting cush-core is like calling the Ukraine War a bit of a to-do.
I rest my case.
Is it really any better than just taking the valve out, though? Probably everyone's had a frustrating tubeless experience, or 10 or 20, but I'm not sure any of mine would have been improved with these valves.
Effetto Mariposa Caffelatex Tubeless strip
They do come with some pretty valves but they didn’t really work with my rims.
TBH probably same price as thefilmores so my moans about expensive valves sort of fall flat 🙁
I found my rimtape was coming away with the tyres or just unsticking allowing the sealant to go out of a spoke hole,tried some cheap rim strips but they just didn’t work that good.
I think they are better than taking out the valve core because you don't have to take out the valve core. And there isn't a valve core to possibly clog up with sealant.