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Brother Buzz

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6. I've never heard or the Wentworth valve, but I am familiar with the Dunlap valve

Tue Apr 5, 2016, 07:54 PM

Apr 2016

and it would have been totally appropriate and readily available for the Swiss Army bicycle: The Dunlap valve was more robust then the Presta and the threaded stem was more secure then the Schrader valve when filling; perfect for ham-fisted Army dudes

The big improvement in the Dunlap valve was when they replaced the stupid rubber tube valve thingy with an engineered valve insert similar to the Schrader valve.

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I've never heard or the Wentworth valve, but I am familiar with the Dunlap valve Brother Buzz Apr 2016 #6

That is what I get for going by memory.... happyslug Apr 2016 #7

I always knew it as the Dunlap valve Brother Buzz Apr 2016 #8

Don't worry I change my original comment to Dunlap happyslug Apr 2016 #10