Anybody tried Clik tire valves?

[DaveMatthews]

If you're going to convert, and then go on a large group ride unprepared, you get what you deserve.
Same with the CO2.
Most Presta pumps and gauges work on Clik.
Clik has more air flow than Presta if I recall correctly.
You can release air on the Clik same as a Schrader, without having to unscrew the Presta valve.

Again... nobody is forcing anyone else do do what I did. Just don't be surprised when someone shows up on a large group ride with them one day...

 

[Stefan Mikes]

I asked my cycling group for their opinion (these are people riding gravel in groups)

• They expect Clik to take 1% of the market.
• The bicycle industry is in crisis; the industry tries promoting new solutions such as "the cycling shoes that give you a 7 W advantage for 600 Euro"
• There is a general disappointment you cannot use a regular Presta pump with the Clik (can you?)

Nobody really had issues with Presta until someone invented Clik. There is more disagreement whether you should apply wax to your chain or stay with the lube than discussing some stupid valve core, which is absolutely marginal thing.

 

[DaveMatthews]

I asked my cycling group for their opinion (these are people riding gravel in groups)

• They expect Clik to take 1% of the market.
• The bicycle industry is in crisis; the industry tries promoting new solutions such as "the cycling shoes that give you a 7 W advantage for 600 Euro"
• There is a general disappointment you cannot use a regular Presta pump with the Clik (can you?)

Nobody really had issues with Presta until someone invented Clik. There is more disagreement whether you should apply wax to your chain or stay with the lube than discussing some stupid valve core, which is absolutely marginal thing.

Both my Bontrager floor pump and my Fumpa work without adaptors on the Clik valves. I changed nothing on them. I have zero clue what market share Clik will achieve, as it's way too early for anyone to know.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Thanks to the actual user reports here, I now have all the info I need to give Clik a go.

For a $10 and 5-minute risk, who cares what people who haven't tried it think?

 

[DaveMatthews]

Thanks to the actual user reports here, I now have all the info I need to give Clik a go.

For a $10 and 5-minute risk, who cares what people who haven't tried it think?

Nice Jeremy! These really do feel like a quality system, and I think you'll like them (at least I hope so). I certainly do.
Are your current valves removeable? Sounds like it.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Are your current valves removeable?

Yes, they're tubeless. Why?

 

[Stefan Mikes]

He wanted to make sure whether you could replace the valve core. These are removable on tubeless valves but not necessarily so on inner tubes.

 

[DaveMatthews]

Always best to check! I knew mine were, as one was defective a couple of years ago and required replacement. I'd double check.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Always best to check! I knew mine were, as one was defective a couple of years ago and required replacement. I'd double check.

Will do!

 

[DaveMatthews]

Thanks to the actual user reports here, I now have all the info I need to give Clik a go.

For a $10 and 5-minute risk, who cares what people who haven't tried it think?

BTW... perhaps I missed it, but what is/was your motivation to try them?
Mine was having to find a tool to loosen the Presta valves at least 60% of the time.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

BTW... perhaps I missed it, but what is/was your motivation to try them?
Mine was having to find a tool to loosen the Presta valves at least 60% of the time.

Too fiddly to get a good Presta seal with all 3 of my pumps — including a pricey Topeak Joe Blow floor pump. Neighbor's floor pump, too.

My Presta outer thingies aren't bent, so maybe I'm doing it wrong. But if Clik's the easy seal it's generally reported to be, it's worth a try in my book.

 

[DaveMatthews]

Too fiddly to get a good Presta seal with all 3 of my pumps — including a pricey Topeak Joe Blow floor pump. Neighbor's floor pump, too.

My Presta outer thingies aren't bent, so maybe I'm doing it wrong. But if Clik's the easy seal it's generally reported to be, it's worth a try in my book.

Nice!
The easiest seal is doubtless the Clik pump adaptor, but in my limited use so far, the regular Presta pumps do fine IMHO...

 

[DaveMatthews]

Too fiddly to get a good Presta seal with all 3 of my pumps — including a pricey Topeak Joe Blow floor pump. Neighbor's floor pump, too.

My Presta outer thingies aren't bent, so maybe I'm doing it wrong. But if Clik's the easy seal it's generally reported to be, it's worth a try in my book.

Didja get 'em yet? Huh?

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

About to order. Shopping for a kit with the 2 cores and pump adapter (just to be safe).

 

[DaveMatthews]

About to order. Shopping for a kit with the 2 cores and pump adapter (just to be safe).

Enjoy mate!

 

[Mr. Coffee]

• Filling the tubeless wheel with a compressor will require removing the Clik valve core anyway.

I don't know but when I set the bead on a tubeless tire I always remove the valve core first, pretty much regardless of what kind of valve and compressor or no compressor. Maybe you were taught differently.

As for the rest of your concerns I have an expectation that adults on a group ride are prepared for likely mechanicals like flats. They shouldn't need to borrow a pump or CO2 and if they forget a critical part or tool it is on them. I also find it vanishingly unlikely that the kind of early adopter that would purchase a set of Clik valves would somehow also be the kind of person to expect to borrow a pump or CO2 from some other random rider.

 

[Gionnirocket]

I don't know but when I set the bead on a tubeless tire I always remove the valve core first, pretty much regardless of what kind of valve and compressor or no compressor. Maybe you were taught differently.

As for the rest of your concerns I have an expectation that adults on a group ride are prepared for likely mechanicals like flats. They shouldn't need to borrow a pump or CO2 and if they forget a critical part or tool it is on them. I also find it vanishingly unlikely that the kind of early adopter that would purchase a set of Clik valves would somehow also be the kind of person to expect to borrow a pump or CO2 from some other random rider.

All you are is just.....

 

[mschwett]

I don't know but when I set the bead on a tubeless tire I always remove the valve core first, pretty much regardless of what kind of valve and compressor or no compressor. Maybe you were taught differently.

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it would be another advantage if the flow rate was high enough to not need to do that, but i’m guessing the physics doesn’t really work out. i seat my tubeless tires with one of those air shot cannisters, a clik adapter for that would be cool. it only takes a few seconds to take the valve core out and screw on the canister’s fitting, but time saved would be time saved

 

[DaveMatthews]

Completely subjective, but... went for a quick ride this afternoon. Did the "hand" pressure check, and "felt" no different from last week.
My "guess" is that these lose less air naturally/over time than Presta.
Before next ride I'll check with the pump/gauge. We shall see...

 

[DaveMatthews]

FYI, before my 57km ride today, I checked the tire pressure with the analog floor pump. 28psi on front and 29psi on rear. One pump each and good to go. Much better than two weeks of plain Presta valves.
I'm sold, and def not going back.