Clik valve - yes or no

I had the same question. I wanted to try them and moved over nearly all my bikes.

They work just fine. But there is not really any advantage IMO. Just buy yourself a lifetime supply of presta valves for the same or less money.

The main reason I moved all of my bikes back to presta is that with clik I could not get a consistend read on pressure. Neither with my Makita Pump + adaptor, nor with any pressure checker. I even bought a new checker (SKS Airchecker 2.0) wich has a updated head to work with clik valves. And yes, it works (the Aichecker non 2.0 did not work at all with clik) but you really have to push it on all the way. 

I fell that the flow rate is not much different than presta either. When I needed to remove the valve for popping the bead on the rim with tubeless tires, I had to do it with clik valves too.

So in my opinion, don't bother switching everything over. The valves are more expensive, you need adaptors or special checkers to read the pressure and all in all its just more hassle than just to unscrew the presta valve. At least you can use a normal non-screw-on pump for presta in a pinch to inflate your tires even with clik valves.

if you were never handed a man card, go for it

I've them on my two MTB for 2 months now because I got curious and it's relatively affordable. It works fine, too early to tell about sealant clogging issues. Only using the included adapter so far. I like that they work with a regular presta pump.

One downside I could see if that if you're riding without a cap in muddy conditions, it could pack up with mud, but releasing some pressure would probably blow it out of the way.

I rarely have issues popping beads and I dont fill up on sealant through the valves, so can't comment on that.

Have you completely given up trying to genuinely contribute in these forums?

I haven’t seen a post in weeks that has a positive connotation or actually adds to the conversation. Please don’t turn this place into a pinkbike comment section.

i‘d say half of them were helpful:

https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/sethimus,32769/all

Do they do anything better than a Fillmore? Needed an adapter or dedicated pump rules them out for me.

Clik valves are cheaper than Fillmore valves and you can actually convert your current tubeless valves to clik by just buying the valve core.

Had Fillmore for 3 ears and no issues with them, only set up my new wheelset with the clik valve so just aired up the tire for the initial tubeless setup. Haven't tried setting up DH or enduro casing tire with clik yet but my trail tire setup popped with just a floor pump with the clik valves.

Been running those for half a year. Converted the valves with the cores they sell, and changed my lezyne's pump head.  No issues so far. Much nicer experince to, well, just click it in or out rather than having to mess with presta cores.

One time I forgot my pump I was able to use a presta one to fill the tire (although they didnt fit very snug).

what do you do to presta valves when you claim you "need to mess" with them? you open them, put the pump on, fill in air and close them again. what exactly is the problem there?

Screw the cap out, screw that little thingie out and in, screw the cap in. fingers get a bit dirty with the sealant in the process.

Its not much, but it just feels nicer and a tiny bit faster with cliks really

Some of you will have seen this already, but since it pertains to the discussion at hand, I'll just plug our latest review: https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/tubeless-flat-prevention/peatys/holeshot-fast-flow-74471#product-reviews-765961. So far I've been seeing good results, easy to fill sealant through and very high airflow for seating tires. The design is very similar to Fillmore, yes, although there are some subtle differences (easier to rebuild, a base that should work better with inserts). For me, this kind of valve solves my biggest headache with classic presta, which is the reduced airflow you invariably get as the sealant starts to build up inside (and the presta airflow isn't even that good to begin with, either...).

Regardless of design, the only way one can truly take a foothold versus presta is to license their design for very little cost or free like UDH. Steve Peat long relationship with Santa Cruz most definitely helped his brand make a updated version of the fillmore design. 

The one part of the fillmore design is that I don't think it is useful/helpful in a rubber or tpu tube so OEM tube manufacturer like CST or Vee Rubber, I think, would rather use Clik as the cost involved is less.

I’m convinced anyone who has an issue with presta is doing something wrong. Even my 26” bikes with schrader valves I replace with presta because they’re serviceable. 

That being said I have fillmore valves on two of my bikes and I really like that design because it’s nice not to worry about the core unthreading. 

Presta is fine. High flow valves are definitely better.

Answer is a hard no for me.  I don't see what the point of Clik is.  I've been running Fillmores for a few years and had zero issues.  I'm not sure what part of the rebuild Peaty's thought they needed to address, because it takes just a couple minutes when changing tires.  Only tools you need are a 3mm allen and a pair of Knipex to disassemble the whole Fillmore, then can remove any old sealant buildup with your fingers.  Airflow is great and will seat even difficult tires like Conti DH using a small 0.5 gallon air compressor.  Sealant buildup is very low, even injecting sealant through the valve.  I run Reserve wheels on all my bikes, so the Fillmores aren't an added cost.

Do I have to use the adapter or whatever to check my tyre pressure?

I have Absolute Zero issues with fillmore's themselves and I own several original v1's -i've never had a clog or any kind of weird sh1t.

The only issue I run into is the fillmores seem to destroy the pump heads eventually.
 

I have two pumps that are presta and schrader compatible (Topeak Joe Blow and some mini pump I can't remember the brand), the style with soft rubber that just adjuste to the valve, I can just push them onto a Clik valve and they work fine. 
I only use the adaptor when using a compressor, because I'm a cheapass who still hasnt bought a proper pump head 

presta pump on clikvalves puts air in, but can’t measure the pressure properly most of the time

The muc off twist valves are excellent. Using the rock bros electronic pump - you get such a clean read on pressure and it’s really nice to have the on off valve. These are great. Simple upgrade - no adapter needed - and I like them more than the Fillmore valves.

My Fillmore valves have been great. Bought them for my Hightower, they came stock on the V10

I think Fillmore and Click are trying to solve two different problems. If someone could figure out how to combine the two, that would be pretty sweet.

Click is primarily about the ease of getting the pump head on and off. It's better than screwing on one or flipping up a lever, it just is. I asked the inventor at sea otter how the flow compared to Fillmore and he basically said, it's better than presta but you can't compare either to Fillmore...

Fillmore is trying to solve the shitty flow of presta, and its propensity to clog. It does a pretty good job solving these issues, but it does nothing to address the daily "pain point" of attaching the pump. I've been happy with the Fillmore valves since they came out. But I find the caps have to installed or they can leak slowly. 

Clik is so much better than Presta. Clik on and off, no worries about removing your Presta valve if you were using certain brands of pumps, works first time every time. It just sucks that you need to swap everything over and that some companies, Im looking at you One Up! refuse to make a cheap adaptor for their awesome pump/tool combos. Probably because they are owned by the same people making filmore valves which is a pretty cynical business move. 

I’ve designed this little 3d printed adapter, to use the Clik head onto the OneUp pumps:

https://makerworld.com/en/models/2469641-oneup-x-clik-valve-adapter#profileId-2711326

 

Hey, Thanks for designing this and sharing! I actually found this already and asked a friend to print it, but he had some issues and it came up as a solid object with no hole for air to pass through for him. any idea why? I will try and take it to a 3d print place to print it and hopefully get it to work, but I am still pissed with one up 🤣

Sorry, I didn’t provide very precise instructions, but there is a central support in order for the overhang part to come out cleanly. You should be able to insert an Allen key into the hexagonal hole and break away the round support piece, tap it with a mallet if it’s too firm, hope this clears it up

(The hex slot is there just to make sure you have an easy way to unscrew it from the pump if it ever get stuck)

Legend I will ask my mate to try printing it again!

I'm totally sold on clik. I've tried most, presta are fine, Fillmore brilliant...

But what sells it for me is using a Topeak e-booster (or similar rechargeable thing). Click on, pump, accurate gauge, click off, ride...

Because it physically opens the valve rather than being a one way valve that's closed by the pressure in the tyre, and it means gauge reading is live and accurate.

If your OCD about pressures like me that saves minutes each ride.. no more wondering if my track pump gauge is accurate or losing pressure if the pump held jiggles the presta on the way off, then iterating the process all over again!

Other than that it does the job that all valves do pretty well.