How To Pump Air Into A Bike Tire

We both checked his mini pump by holding our hand over the head and making sure pumping created pressure.
How to pump air into a bike tire. How to choose a mini pump what pump should you take with you on bike rides. Next unscrew the rubber cap from the valve connect a bicycle pump to the valve and inflate the tire to your recommended psi range. The definitive guide to pumping your bike tires. To inflate bike tires with a schrader valve start by finding the recommended psi range located on the side of your tires.
And because of their narrow tires and high pressures air will naturally escape even as soon as after a week after inflating. Learn what size cartridge you need for your tires when you buy the cartridges. If your pump isn t you can purchase an adapter at your local bike shop. Check to see if your pump is compatible with the type of valve on your tires.
For example a 25 gram cartridge will be enough to fill both tires on your mountain bike but not enough to fill both tires on a road bike. Keep watching to learn how to pump your. He told me it wasn t flat only soft enough that he wanted to add a little air. If air seems to be coming out of the pump and not into your tires.
Hi in this video i show how i pump inflate a mountain bike bicycle tire schwalbe nobby nic with presta valve. After that remove the pump and screw the cap back on the valve. Even better it can help prevent flats. All tires have either schrader or presta valves and most bontrager pumps are compatible with both.
Narrower road bike tires will require higher pressures than their wider counterparts. Global cycling network 499 748 views. The pump i am using is a blackburn airtower 2. We show you how to be a better cyclist with our bike maintenance videos tips for improving your cycling cycling top tens and not forgetting the weekly gcn show.
Different size cartridges will put different amounts of air in your tires. Open the nozzle and fill the tire. Setting your bike s tire pressure correctly will give you a more comfortable ride with better grip and handling. So make it a practice to keep pump up your road tires before every ride.