My first light weight bike had Presta (mid '70's) . Before that I hadn't seen them . I bought a Zefal frame pump to keep my tires inflated and just liked the way it worked . I have Presta on all my bikes now and prefer them to Schrader just because I don't have to flip the rubber seal over in my Zefal pump to inflate which can be a PIA on the side of the road when trying to help someone on their beach cruiser . Most road bike folks are Presta now.