Anybody tried Clik tire valves?

[DaveMatthews]

i’ve very much enjoyed inflating with the cliks. it’s so much factor and more satisfying!

on both my road bikes. air loss is very minimal between rides but i also refreshed the sealant when i installed the cliks. both tubeless of course

on my commuter, somehow the process of screwing in the clik adapter has made the rear tire leakier. annoying. maybe the twisting created a small leak at the junction of the valve stem and tube.

I might be reading this wrong, but I wonder what would happen if you swapped the Cliks front and rear? Curious to know if the problem followed to the front tire.

 

[Zippy2]

Just learned about the new Schwalbe-backed bike tire valve standard called "Clik" from this video, starting at 11:05:

Anybody tried Cliks yet? Can they really just replace your presta cores?

If you want to see why a new valve standard like Clik might be a good idea, watch from the beginning — especially if presta valves give you murderous thoughts. Interesting history along the way.

I installed Click valves on my Specialized Creo 2 and Trek Checkpoint gravel bikes 6 month ago. Absolutely brilliant game changer, no messing with Presta bent valve pin, poor sealing etc. I use MucOff sealant added through the valve, with core removed. I ride with a Cycplus Max electric pump. Click valves support faster inflation., no fiddly screwing and loss of air. It's a no-brainer, get rid of Presta!

 

[Mike TowpathTraveler]

I've been using Presta since the late 70's and I figure there's nothing out there that dramatically improves this valve. Since those days, I've personally seen so much as I moved in and out of bicycling and into other cardio-oriented sports/hobbies: Index shifting.....I bought into the Shimano BioPace deal...... aero wheel covers.......and finally, getting back into the game to find actual hydraulic disc brakes(!), lightweight fat tires of 4 plus inches width.......onto ebikes designed and manufactured by one of the biggest motorcycle manufacturers in the world (Yamaha).

The ONLY issue I've had with Presta's over the years are my hand-hams sometimes overtightening the plastic cap, stripping the threads...... I'll stay with my tried and true Prestas.

 

[DaveMatthews]

Interesting comparison to the new BBB Corecap...

 

[Rás Cnoic]

jeez there's another one?!

 

[DaveMatthews]

jeez there's another one?!

Yup, guess so, among a couple of others.
I suppose a good idea creates competition.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Interesting comparison to the new BBB Corecap...

I can see a place for the BBB valve, but I'll stick with my Cliks.

The main BBB downside for me: I'd still be futzing with that !@#%^&* Shrader lever — which I find even more annoying than futzing with Presta valves.

With Cliks, I'm not futzing with anything. Soooo easy to keep the tires topped up now.

 

[DaveMatthews]

I can see a place for the BBB valve, but I'll stick with my Cliks.

The main BBB downside for me: I'd still be futzing with that !@#%^&* Shrader lever — which I find even more annoying than futzing with Presta valves.

With Cliks, I'm not futzing with anything. Soooo easy to keep the tires topped up now.

100% agreed.
No need/desire to change from Clik to anything else, and zero desire to go back...

 

[Zippy2]

Just gotta say how quick and easy it is, losing air after significant puncture on tubeless with sealant/ air loss. With Click and battery powered inflator, literally less than 30 sec to add some air. Click cover caps are push-pull fit.
I can fit the inflator to Click at most wheel positions whereas Presta I'd may have to turn wheel because of fiddly attachment.

 

[DaveMatthews]

Just gotta say how quick and easy it is, losing air after significant puncture on tubeless with sealant/ air loss. With Click and battery powered inflator, literally less than 30 sec to add some air. Click cover caps are push-pull fit.
I can fit the inflator to Click at most wheel positions whereas Presta I'd may have to turn wheel because of fiddly attachment.

Yup, good point. My son went tubeless and back to tubes, but kept the Cliks on because "They're so much easier".

 

[mschwett]

Just gotta say how quick and easy it is, losing air after significant puncture on tubeless with sealant/ air loss. With Click and battery powered inflator, literally less than 30 sec to add some air. Click cover caps are push-pull fit.
I can fit the inflator to Click at most wheel positions whereas Presta I'd may have to turn wheel because of fiddly attachment.

i don't even use the covers. no need. it's amazingly satisfying to just stick the inflator on (no unscrewing anything), click, push button.

ditto my floor pump, no unscrewing, no lever, just click, pump!

that said, i do have a complaint about the valve cores themselves. you can't put a core remover on from the top, and the flat machined area is very small. my park tool core remover seems to get stuck and/or rounds it. the included core remover thing (the tiny little metal piece w/slot) works better, but is so small that you don't really get leverage. i've had to use it with pliers a few times now. probably time to replace the valve set.

 

[LandoftheGiants]

Here's the thing: most people think that in order to inflate a tire with a Presta valve, you're going to need to unscrew the valve nut all the way out. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

Lol! I didn't know that, I have just always screwed them out to the stop, like for 10,000 times. I thought the pic in OP's vid was faked up. Here's the thing though, I have only ever pumped them up using a little 15mm brass adapter, to a schrader screw end. I thread that down hard before connecting a 12V pump, or in the field, a little push-on CO2 charge pack. You learn something new every day.

 

[Rás Cnoic]

Yeah think it's time I tried them. Nothing but positive reaction from riders locally and it seems on here. I can't be bothered with the messy faff of tubeless, don't mind changing the odd tube when punctured, it's no big deal and I rarely go off-road like a demon anymore where tubeless makes complete sense for pinch flats. But I'm sick of the fiddly delicate presta valves.

 

[Zippy2]

I'm tubeless on the gravel bike but live in a UK area with country lanes and off road routes and Hawthorne bushes for hedges. Each year farmers and local councils cut back but don't collect all cuttings, so I get several thorns throughout the year. With tubes on gravel bike I also got a pinch puncture over rocky ground, using lower pressure for comfort.
My MTB with thick thread, never had a thorn puncture. I agree, tubeless only makes sense in certain conditions.

 

[Rás Cnoic]

I'm tubeless on the gravel bike but live in a UK area with country lanes and off road routes and Hawthorne bushes for hedges. Each year farmers and local councils cut back but don't collect all cuttings, so I get several thorns throughout the year. With tubes on gravel bike I also got a pinch puncture over rocky ground, using lower pressure for comfort.
My MTB with thick thread, never had a thorn puncture. I agree, tubeless only makes sense in certain conditions.

Yeah my heart sinks when I met one of those tractors with the cutting blades slashing at the hedgerows. One day few years back I was on a Dartmoor lane where it is almost a tunnel with the trees meeting overhead and I had to stop because the council had been hedge trimming. But the fella must have been in a foul mood as the road wasn't just littered with leaves and twigs (and thorns) but whole big branches ripped apart! It was like a war zone. I spent 20 mins chucking the big branches into the side. Hate when they do that. I find my panny gravel kings are pretty bad with thorns but the anti puncture strip in the WTB Byways seems much better. And yes low pressure over rock on any bike is pinch territory for sure. If I head down a bridleway I just slow rather then stop to let air out only to have to pump up on the next road. That's the problem with mixed road riding, always a compromise with pressure.