Valve Core Removal - Park Tool VC-1 - Presta vs Schrader - BikemanforU Tutorial

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• published: 04 Apr 2013
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http://www.youtube.com/bikemanforu What do you know about valves? Find out as BikemanforU shows how to use Park Tool's VC-1 and discovers he likes this small, handy bicycle tool! Made in the USA of lightweight aluminum, VC-1 installs / removes presta and schrader valve cores, as well as PV extenders. Not all PV cores are removable, says Park. How do ya know? asks YouTube's how-to guru of bike repair. This tutorial shows how to identify the bike valve you're working with, presta, smooth bore or threaded, and Schrader (it looks like a car valve). Get a free t-shirt and free shipping if you're the first YouTuber to buy this tool http://www.bikemanforu.com This tutorial starts with the schrader, with BMFU showing how to insert the tool into the valve and twist, so that the core backs out of the valve. Some riders automatically blame the valve for a leaky tube - BikemanforU says not so. "I'll be honest with you guys," he drawls in New Yorkese. "I do not mess. If a bike comes in with a flat tire, it's getting a new tube no matter what, pretty much...I would say 99.9 percent of the time (the leak) is not coming out of valve, it's coming out of the actual tube." BikemanforU and the bike shop crew do use a core tool that he made himself - but for another purpose. "..Every time we put a new tube in we check it to make sure the valve core is tight in there from the manufacturer." How to use this tool with a presta explores the difference between removable and non-removable cores, and valve extenders for deep vee carbon wheels. That's a wrap as we hear, "If you want to be a super high performance bicycle mechanic, you've got to have a super high performance valve core remover tool and the VC-1 is where it's at." Hey, Diz Baik! This vid's for you! Everyone, thumbs up if you like what you see. Subscribing is free, so please sign up and you'll never miss a BikemanforU video - instructional tutorials plus the newest BikemanforU Show episodes! http://bit.ly/YgmOsp