In some cases, if tires are stiff or if the rim profile is skinny and deep, it can be quite difficult to keep the valve stem from pushing in toward the rim, until you get a few psi built up to resist. Presta are nice because the stem is nutted in place. For every other (practical) purpose, i think schrader is superior.
Every year i threaten to finally drill out all my rims and make the switch. It's so permanent, though... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.