It's actually quite simple: remove the dust cover, unscrew the valve a little if necessary, attach the pump head and start pumping. What sounds simple in theory, however, works poorly or not at all in practice. Botched valves and pump heads, as well as red heads when pumping, speak a clear and not so rare language.

With the Clik Valve, Schwalbe now wants to usher in a new era: The pump head clicks into place when docking and does not detach from the valve. This means there is no need to flip a lever or hold the pump head. The system allows the focus to be on pumping and can then simply be removed. Schwalbe plans to deliver the first Clik Valve products from the third quarter of 2024.

Schwalbe is also aiming to establish the system as a new industry standard. Not only new tubes will be launched, but also retrofit kits to upgrade existing tubes and pumps.

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