Thursday, January 1, 2026

Keeper of the air...


 Why would a tire valve company need or want to take a half page ad in a motorcycle magazine in the 1950s?

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  1. Possibly because Woods was the valve of choice up to that point? Certainly on bicycles; I've seen them on motorbikes. No idea about cars; my elderly footpump fits Schraeder. Note the absence of an umlaut - far too German for the times. D.

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  2. I did not know about Woods.

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    1. Woods is still the valve of choice on some Dutch and German bicycles. Outside diameter is the same as Schraeder but the inflator thread is the same as Presta. D.

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  3. The rider is checking his tire pressure the same way I do: "Hm. Looks all right."

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