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Presta valves take a lot of flak, especially online . It is of course a design that dates back more than a century, and it is not without its flaws, but it continues to be the standard when it comes to tubeless wheel set-up. Several companies have worked on variants and alternatives over the past few years, some more successfully than others. Peaty’s now joins the fray as one of the latest in line to dedicate considerable time to developing an improved solution – the result is the Holeshot Fast

Madrone Cycles was named after the Madrone trees that grow in the Oregon region that the company calls home. It was founded in 2023 by Aaron Bland, who had become disenchanted with the lack of good rebuild and repair options for rear derailleurs. After initially launching a series of replacement parts for SRAM derailleurs, Aaron realized that Madrone could easily make a whole derailleur by themselves. The Jab was launched in 2025, and it sports a number of unique features that made us want to