Continental Conti Valve Extender (Pack of 2)

I use these with latex tubes on Campagnolo Bora Ultra WTO 45 wheel sets. Never had a leak or any other problem. Gets the job done, no fuss.

I am sure you, like me, are thinking... do I really need this?I am also sure you, like me, learned that there's a specification on a tire tube that tells you the length of the presta stem. So I regret to inform you... yes it's necessary if you, like me, bought tubes with too short of stems and realize it is not worth shipping the tubes back.Super easy to install. I had the Park Tool VC-1 tool but the included little wrench works fine. I used the included wrench to install the main cylinder. All hand tight and haven't noticed any leakage.I am almost certain I can use them on the spare tube when the time comes (since I have 3 tubes but only two extenders).

This is a terrific product. My wheels have deep rims, and the tube for my front wheel only comes with a 40mm valve stem, which makes it difficult to get a good seal with the pump. I bought the 20mm valve extender and installed it with no problem in about 10 minutes. As suggested in several Youtube videos, I used a little bit of Teflon plumber's tape on the threads to ensure a good seal. Now, the pump engages with no problem, and the valve does NOT leak at all. I should have done this a long time ago.

READ THIS! If you are putting these extenders on Conti tubes and reusing the same cores, you might find it nearly impossible to pump air. Get rid of the Conti core and you should be fine again. This "bug" made me regret buying this product until I discovered this workaround. I had just gotten a new specialized aethos and was installing new tubes and tires but realized too late that the county tubes I ordered didn't have stems long enough for the new carbon wheels. The tubes that came with the bike were too narrow for the tire I was installing, so I took the cores out and used them in the new tubes with the extensions. Everything worked fine once I did that.

It would have been better to buy the right size for my tubeless stem, but my LBS only had 44mm's. I had enough bite for a shallow air chuck, but it would be too short using others an unfortunate oversight when I went on a trip. These stem extenders are just the right length without looking stupid and work better than the extenders where the valve does not need to be removed. I did use plumbers tape to make sure I had a good seal and had to re seat the tires in order for me to inflate them after installation so if you are planning on using them make sure you have a compressor or good pump or you will need to take a trip to your LBS.

Continental is for me egal to perfection.No problem with these valve extender.

I have a Dahon folder which came with deep rims and tubes with long, long valve stems. When I wanted to add sealer against thorns, I could not find tubes with removable presta valve cores that had a stem long enough to fit the rims. Their valves just barely peeked out from the rim with not enough room for a presta pump to fit. So I used these extenders to solve the problem. Now I can add sealer. These can be transferred to new tubes if necessary. Perfect solution.***FOLLOWUP SEPT 10, 2016 *** SUBTRACTING TWO STARS FOR DELICATE CONSTRUCTIONI had trouble with one of these extenders and had to order another set. The seal on the end (the white ring in the photo) broke off in one extender. The sealer I added had jammed this end and I could not add air to top off the pressure. I unscrewed the valve core from the outer end of the extender and pushed a wire down the tube to clear the lump of sealer. It held air OK that time. But the second time I topped off the pressure, the same thing happened and it would not take air. This time I unscrewed the entire extender, but the end with the white sealing washer was damaged, probably from the time I had unclogged the tube before. The end with the white washer broke off entirely, so the tube would no longer hold air even when I tried teflon plumber tape to the threads. THE END WITH THE WHITE WASHER SEAL IS EXTREMELY DELICATE AND WILL BREAK EASILY. I had to reorder a second set because once the sealer washer is broken it will NOT hold air. Perhaps it would if you were to glue this section to the original valve stem with something like Gorilla Glue, but then you could not remove the tube when replacing it (the extender is larger diameter than the rim hole). I would much rather these extenders be made from a more durable metal, brass or steel. So I took off two stars for how delicate these are and how vulnerable the essential seal is to breakage. The wall thickness of the sealing end is too thin for the alloy it is made from. Note the sealing washer fits over a reduced diameter tube at this crucial point. Otherwise these work well.

First off I want to point out that these didn't work for me as I thought they would have. I was setting up 50mm carbon rims, tubeless, forgetting the fact that I need the stems to be fastened to the wheel. These are not threaded to receive a holding nut and can easily be pushed into the rim causing air leakage. However, as a product these are a much better option than using extenders that screw over the presta core, where it is hard to check pressure with a standard gauge and needing to stick a piece of wire or spoke down the shaft the release air. The presta core screws right in to the stem allowing to easily achieve the a fore mentioned tasks. Definitely use a little Teflon tape on the threads before screwing into valve stem.