[QUOTE/]Are Schrader mtb tubes easier to buy if I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere with a flat and no extra tubes?[/QUOTE]
Hmmm... I haven't run across a Walmart on the trails I ride...
If you want to buy a new pump, stick with the Schrader. Otherwise go with the presta and carry an xtra tube or two AND a patch kit.
BCIPAM: What's the difference between a "road" and "mountain" pump? I never heard there was a difference.
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12-20-2006, 04:23 PM #1
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12-20-2006, 11:59 PM #2
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I don't think it matters either way - my mountain bike came with presta tubes (mavic xm117 rims) and the rims have an insert or sleeve I take out if I have to put a schrader in. You can also buy pumps that do both - some are automatic others have to be fiddled with first.
It's easier to put slime in schrader tubes
Presta's are easier to deflate.
It's easier to inflate a flat presta tube (courtesy of the thing that screws it to the rim). There is a way to put slime into presta tubes as well but a little fiddly.
Presta tubes are lighter - you can buy 125g ones and even sub 100g ones - shaving up to 200g or so off your bike weight if you're a weenie.
I like to carry a spare tube (whatever I've got) and a puncture kit as well just in case. I also carry the presta to schrader adapter, they're only a couple of dollars and small so why not.
Only thing is my air pressure gague doesn't work with prestas even when the little adapter is on, oh well I just check them with my floor pump before going out.
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12-21-2006, 01:54 AM #3
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Always use presta - on all my bikes. I used to use schraeder when I first got an MTB but when I met the SO I eventually changed to presta - can't remember what the justification was but all the people I ride with use them.
That doesn't mean that they are better than schraeder at all. Use what your are happiest with. I find presta easier to work with for inflating but I'm sure that is probably because that is what I use all the time. I have Mavic rims on my mtb (317s or 717s) they have schraeder sized valve holes but the presta work just fine.
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