Two views of the BBB corecap tubeless valves, showing the complete valve kit in gold, or the valve upgrade kit in purple

BBB Corecap tubeless valves look great!

In the news this week has been the announcement of the Corecap valve system from BBB, a replacement for traditional Presta valves.

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This would seem best for a tubeless application, as one would have to screw off the BBB piece from a… (read the rest)

P Stuart commented on BBB Corecap tubeless valves look great! (1 reply so far).

Good write up Matt. Hopefully 2026 is a better year although 3200 miles is pretty good. I did 3400 miles… (read the rest)

Lloyd commented on A year of riding in 2025 (2 replies so far).

Nice summary Matt. As ever keeping the wheels the right side up (I had a minor stack on Wizard’s Sleeve… (read the rest)

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Two views of the BBB corecap tubeless valves, showing the complete valve kit in gold, or the valve upgrade kit in purple

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