"Schwalbe introduced Clik Valves in July of 2024, presenting a novel new design with the goal of creating a new standard and replacing the ubiquitous Presta valve. It is one of a number of new valve designs to hit the market in recent years, including the Reserve Fillmore, Muc-Off Big Bore, and a handful of others, trying to improve the way we deliver air into our tires."
"After all, Presta valves have been around for over a century and are used on nearly all of the tubes and tubeless valve stems on performance bicycles. And while they occasionally get clogged with sealant or the tip gets bent, they usually work just fine. Plus, all of our pumps are already made to work with them. But just because they work and are super common doesn't mean that our tire inflation experience can't be improved."
"I received a set of Schwalbe Clik Valves last December and put them in a box on my cluttered workbench, where I promptly forgot about them. While reorganizing my garage recently, I rediscovered them and decided it was time to give them a go. After all, brands like Wolf Tooth Components and now Lezyne are on board, offering pumps with Clik Valve-compatible heads as well as valve kits and tubeless valve stems."
Schwalbe introduced the Clik Valve in July 2024 as a click-on valve system intended to replace the Presta valve by improving airflow, reducing air loss, and simplifying attachment. Multiple companies, including Wolf Tooth Components and Lezyne, have added Clik-compatible pump heads, valve kits, and tubeless stems. Presta valves remain ubiquitous, reliable, and compatible with existing pumps, which creates resistance to change. A set of Clik Valves was obtained in December, left unused, and later tested to evaluate Schwalbe's claims of user friendliness, increased airflow, and limited air loss to determine whether the benefits justify switching standards.
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