Originally Posted by
Milton Keynes
Hmm... I've never heard of Dunlop/Woods valves before. You learn something new every day.
All of the bikes I bought in Germany 20 years ago were equipped with Dunlop/Woods tubes. None used the little rubber tubing in the val e assembly. All of these tubes were good for maintaining the air pressure for a long time and usually didn't need topping up for a week or so. I keep a small screw on adapter for Schrader air pump chucks in my tool kit (next to the adjustable wrench and have been carrying this kit for over 20 years, just no longer carry or need incandescent bulb spares. Occasionally I change out the glue and patches. Note that the spare tube also has the Dunlop valve.
Added pictures of Dunlop valve on my bike with and without screw on Schrader adapter.
