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sheet. sorry. try 'tange steel' on ebay.

Don't underestimate the rotational weight that a valve cap adds at 3 grams!

No, not to save weight, I just don't see the point of them.

keeps vavle ends clean, away from dirt and crap seizing up.
or from accidently snapping or unscrewing (which will have your wheel flat in seconds)

and dude, your average valve cap is under 0.5 of a gram

What valve caps are you using that weigh 3 grams?

3 grams was just a wild guess, I haven't got a clue what a valve cap weighs...

PizzaBike™! Nearly there... ;]
Gf wants to call it SamuraiPizzaBike™... Undecided...

keeps vavle ends clean, away from dirt and crap seizing up.
or from accidently snapping or unscrewing (which will have your wheel flat in seconds)

and dude, your average valve cap is under 0.5 of a gram

Guess I have just been lucky all these years then :-)

@lukeyb i've met them 2 guys and a girl i think, med students? nice guys. Edit thats no.9 i'm tlaking about.
he was only brakeless for a few goes round the block, left the bike with me til i could get an old long drop for him. He loves it although he wants "new bars and a new stawky bit" ha!

you dont work in that office shack type thing do you?

he said guys from there play polo...

keeps vavle ends clean, away from dirt and crap seizing up.
or from accidently snapping or unscrewing (which will have your wheel flat in seconds)
and dude, your average valve cap is under 0.5 of a gram

Fail.

Valve caps are another one of my issues I'm working through with my therapist.

They are not necessary and serve one purpose - slowing down your tube changes should you p_nct_re. I've NEVER had a presta valve fail. Schraeder, since the valve bit is recessed and they sometimes collect little stones might warrant a valve cap but even then I've had a stuck valve maybe twice in 10+ years riding schraeders.

Say no to valve caps!
Say no to those little thread valve thingies!
Say yes to aligned valves and tyre logos!

Been looking though these pages for ages. Thought i would finally post a couple of pics to see what everyone reckons. It is very much a work in progress.

Yes, I know, Slack chain!!

hope you not riding it in windy conditions with that rear disk...

Fail.

Valve caps are another one of my issues I'm working through with my therapist.

They are not necessary and serve one purpose - slowing down your tube changes should you p_nct_re. I've NEVER had a presta valve fail. Schraeder, since the valve bit is recessed and they sometimes collect little stones might warrant a valve cap but even then I've had a stuck valve maybe twice in 10+ years riding schraeders.

Say no to valve caps!
Say no to those little thread valve thingies!
Say yes to aligned valves and tyre logos!

I managed to destroy a presta valve with my mini handpump, was trying to squeeze that last bit of air in, hand slipped and ripped the valve end off. Never done that with the old style pumps, with screw on adaptor (due to it being impossible).

talking of windy conditions, suicidal merckx almost there

My Slo-pro is coming along component wise....i now have frame,fork,seatpost,saddle,chainset...and should have a stem by later tonight....time to get painting and polishing soon....:)

From this frame.......

To this.....???

Wow! What a frame.

Who made that?

Looking forward to the transformation. ^^^

Yeah, get on with it Scott! ;]
Can't wait to see what you've done, love that frame!

PizzaBike™! Nearly there... ;]
Gf wants to call it SamuraiPizzaBike™... Undecided...

Sweet.. treat her well i love that bike... please put a top box on it!

@lukeyb. Yes thats the place. In the summer we were playing just up the road in vauxhall park on weds nights (south polo).

joe@ i love lauries new bike (max old bike). Rubbish name though!

@vo1968 is that a Hooper Elite front brake on your team Raleigh? Been a fan of all things Hooper for a while.

Fail.

Valve caps are another one of my issues I'm working through with my therapist.

They are not necessary and serve one purpose - slowing down your tube changes should you p_nct_re. I've NEVER had a presta valve fail. Schraeder, since the valve bit is recessed and they sometimes collect little stones might warrant a valve cap but even then I've had a stuck valve maybe twice in 10+ years riding schraeders.

Say no to valve caps!
Say no to those little thread valve thingies!
Say yes to aligned valves and tyre logos!

Those little thread valve things are useful as if you get a slow puncture, or your tyre just has low pressure, then without them you can't press the adapter onto the valve because it just pushes back past the rim.

Say yes to to those little thread valve thingies!
(Say yes to aligned valves and tyre logos!)

Those little thread valve things are useful as if you get a slow puncture, or your tyre just has low pressure, then without them you can't press the adapter onto the valve because it just pushes back past the rim.
Say yes to to those little thread valve thingies!
(Say yes to aligned valves and tyre logos!)

Sorry, nope. Another Valve Fail.
You simply push from the tyre behind the valve. I do this anyway, wrapping my hand over the tyre and valve to make sure i never bust off a valve.. like numpties on here seem to do every other week.
Again, I've run almost all my bikes for years without caps or threaded dooviewackies and never had an issue.
I did leave the yellow caps on the Raleigh for a while since they matched the TI Raleigh colours :)

Someone stole my valve caps once. Vandals.

Valvedals.

I wouldn't call it stealing. Hopefully they disposed of the caps before they found their way onto someone else's bike. Evil bastard little valve caps.

PizzaBike™! Nearly there... ;]
Gf wants to call it SamuraiPizzaBike™... Undecided...

Looking good Joe.. Were it not for sitting in the wrong side of a pub that would have been mine!

@vo1968 is that a Hooper Elite front brake on your team Raleigh? Been a fan of all things Hooper for a while.

It's a Weinmann, it took me ages to find any info on it & now I can't remember which model it was.

i just put these bars on, i don't like the black grips. the blue wheel will be staying (cant afford to build another), the grips and the seat are all i have to play with, what do you think? blue grips, blue seat? white, white?
(front wheel is silver in colour).
give me some advice! ta. chris