Reinventing Tubeless Valves: The Reserve Fillmore Review

Most of us use Presta valves these days, but they're relatively old tech in the cycling world and haven't evolved with the current state of tubeless rims and tires. Reserve Wheels is challenging the status quo with their new Fillmore tubeless valves, which are specifically designed to work with tubeless setups. In this video, Neil shares everything you need to know about the new Fillmore valve...

Outline:
Intro - 0:00
Reserve Wheels - 0:32
Presta History - 0:53
Presta Valve Issues - 1:40
The Fillmore Valve - 3:03
Valve Thoughts - 3:44
The Downside - 5:33
Final Thoughts - 6:48

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[ericpower]

Installed these a while ago, love them, worth the $, but I am a shop owner so the cost was less. Even at $50, I'd still recommend them. Great review by the way.

[OriginalGabriel]

At that price point, they really need to include replacement o-rings, and caps.

[adriano]

Excellent review. I am going to buy a pair of them as my current presta valves are a nightmare for getting jammed with sealant! Thank you

[johnstarky]

Thanks for validating our love/HATE relationship with current presta valve setups!!!

[MTB_Rider_]

It's about time someone redesigned the Presta valve! But yes, $50 is a lot to pay for a valve. I will be buying for all my bikes though.

[joshuadoss]

I really enjoyed the video. The quick history of presta was cool

[GerardCantor]

I've always found the Presta to be problematic. As you say, the tip bends easy and it's not great in tubeless set-up (i.e. they get clogged easy). If the Fillmore changes all that, and offers more airflow in and out, then I think it's a game changer. New tech is always pricy. Hopefully with time, and more units made the price goes down. GREAT review, thank you.

[ruffrydazz]

Long overdue! I'm surprised it took this long for someone to come up with a better valve for tubeless!

[sixate]

Love to try them, but zero chance I'm paying $50 for valves. That o-ring will fail at some point, leaving you stranded if no replacement o-ring is on you. That's a huge downside along with a huge (for what they are) pricetag.

[owenanstey]

I absolutely agree with you about the frustrations of the presta valve and can see the advantages with the Fillmore system. It would be nice to see the price a bit closer though, regards o

[Weststreetug]

Nice idea, I have had my bike for a couple years and put 6, 500 miles on it and am just now changing my Presta valves. If the price comes down I will for sure try them.

[rneillmojo]

Ok Neil you got me to purchase my first pair- the main thing I fuss with is seating beads at home on new tires. I have a topeak floor pump with that compressed air side chamber but it’s about 70% successful on average. If you’re right about these then I will carry extra o rings and a cap for multi day or extended riding - see you on the Mesa

[hobmarg]

Thanks for the detailed review. After yet another incident of my co2 adapter AND hand pump (I carry both) unthreading my cheap generic valve cores resulting in an unseated tire I am going to bite the bullet and pay $50CAD for two valves. It seems completely insane, but I am done with the damn things, especially with limited time to ride (mountain bike) and the last incident wasting a good 30 min by the time I got a tube in and inflated. Santa Cruz/Reserve has proven they will stand behind products as well.

[stevepark]

smart design. I like that it is serviceable.

[swnorcraft]

I am relatively new to the tubeless game, having deployed it on two of my bicycles just this year. No problems with the tubeless valves yet. The Fillmore valve looks to be a promising upgrade. If I knew it was the last valve I would need for a given rim, I might be inclined to cough up the dough. I would expect a spare cap for each and a half dozen o-rings for each in the package for the price they are asking. For me, at this point, the jury is out. It is inevitable that there will be knockoffs at some future point, just like with everything else. Knockoffs can be just as good, or better than the original. What I am presently doing now.
Thanks for sharing.

[garethrobinson]

A lot of bitching about the price but this is a function of the development costs and relatively low volume manufacturing. I agree that there are cheaper options, especially converting to Schrader valves but it's nice to have one size fits all pump setup out on the trail. The problems with Presta are more of a trail issue than a shop one. In the shop you have high pressure and removing a fiddly valve core is no issue. On the trails I've experienced the kind of problems outlined in the video. To me this seems like a superior design and wider adoption would bring economies of scale which is where the price problem falls away. I love great engineering so I might give them a go on one of my bikes and go from there.

[systolic]

Interesting, hadn't heard about these. Will dig into it a bit.

[chrislonsberry]

Thanks for the review! I’m definitely going to try these out! I don’t care if they’re $50.

[DosJof]

It costs a lot to manufacture itty bitty parts like that, but worth every penny or in this case dollar. I am using the Fillmore valve on all of my tubeless setups and simply love them. Remember if you introduce your children to the sport of cycling they will never have enough money for drugs.

[singletrackmania]

Nice! but I'll wait until the price comes down ... A LOT