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Andyb1:
Usually over time manufacturer’s improve their products but I really can not understand the current craze for clear plastic valve covers.   They look OK, but no better than a coloured one……but when you drop them they disappear!
And just to reinforce the point, all the spare ones I have in a little jar of valve parts are black or coloured - as those don’t get lost.

in4:
Agreed. I grip them between my teeth to save losing them in the grass/dirt.

PH:
Do you need them?  I tend to put them on if they're there, but not bother if they get lost, I've considered their main function to be protecting the tube when it's folded in storage.

Andyb1:
The valve covers are probably not so important on Presta valves, but with Schrader valves they keep the dust out and help keep the air in if the valve fails suddenly (eg from a shock load).

rafiki:
I saved several bright yellow ones from previous tubes and bring them over to new tubes as required. The smallest of my dogs usually finds the transparent ones when I lose them on the patio. He chews them up then spits them out!

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