DaveMatthews
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Interesting. My floor pump and Fumpa have gauges built-in, so it'll be interesting to see if they still work.
Clik Valves
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LA_Stu
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LA_Stu
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They work perfectly with Fumpa and with a floor pump with gauge.
I think the issue with regular Presta gauges is that with Clik valves the pin needs to be pushed in to check the pressure, which most (all?) Presta gauges won’t do.
I think the issue with regular Presta gauges is that with Clik valves the pin needs to be pushed in to check the pressure, which most (all?) Presta gauges won’t do.
Emailsucks98
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I think you are right!
Seems like regular presta pump chucks work just fine for getting air in- and the pump gauge might read off the pressure in the hose - which would be accurate as long as you're adding air? (pure speculation here). They just don't click on.
TLDR: If you're purchasing, consider the pump adapters optional, especially for Co2 inflators and mini-pumps. But if you are OCD about tire pressure, you'll want the clik gauge.
DaveMatthews
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Still light outside so wanted to install those Clik valves instead of waiting for the weekend.
Super easy, was done in 5 minutes.
Let the air out. Removed Presta valve cores, screwed in the Clik valves and tightened.
Tried the floor pump first. Put the Clik adaptor on and a few strokes later I was up to 30psi. Kind of feels like more air is getting in per stroke, but perhaps that's subjective.
Pulled out the Fumpa and put it on the Clik valve. To my surprise I did not need to hold it on if I didn't want to. Habits die hard so I still held the Fumpa on, but in seconds was up to 34 on the front. Checked it with the Clik enabled floor pump (Bontrager), and it was showing a little over 29, so gave it a couple more strokes. All good.
Threw on the caps and done.
No beers were harmed in the process.
Will try the floor pump without the adaptor next time.
Preliminary observations are positive. Will check pressure on the weekend before a ride and update my experience over time.
Smile on my face. No more fiddling methinks/hopes...
Super easy, was done in 5 minutes.
Let the air out. Removed Presta valve cores, screwed in the Clik valves and tightened.
Tried the floor pump first. Put the Clik adaptor on and a few strokes later I was up to 30psi. Kind of feels like more air is getting in per stroke, but perhaps that's subjective.
Pulled out the Fumpa and put it on the Clik valve. To my surprise I did not need to hold it on if I didn't want to. Habits die hard so I still held the Fumpa on, but in seconds was up to 34 on the front. Checked it with the Clik enabled floor pump (Bontrager), and it was showing a little over 29, so gave it a couple more strokes. All good.
Threw on the caps and done.
No beers were harmed in the process.
Will try the floor pump without the adaptor next time.
Preliminary observations are positive. Will check pressure on the weekend before a ride and update my experience over time.
Smile on my face. No more fiddling methinks/hopes...
Do you think that the adaptor would work on something, like Topeak Smart Gauge D2? I just cannot rely on a floor pump for precise pressure, this would be very very bad for me. I need such tool to pump and decrease towards specific psi.
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Joecrow
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Agree, seems very strange that there are no compatible pressure guages available in Europe. Really surprised that Schwalbe who offer these valves and appear to be promoting them do not also offer a Klick Valve guage.
DaveMatthews
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Not sure about that specific pump, but check the following video starting around 4:00
Yeah it is not gonna fit at all, the topeak or some other I have, there would be no way to screw an adaptor.
Here is an idea of what it is, anyway, I will let people guinea pig for a while. Maybe there are some ready to go product soon to be announced related to it. But so far, would be pointless/useless for me.
