How To Put Air In A Bike Tire With A Presta Valve

If you re unsure which valve you have or which pump to buy it s always a good idea to ask someone at your local bike.
How to put air in a bike tire with a presta valve. An easy way to remember the presta valve is that you press to let air out. How to fill those funny bicycle tube valves called presta valves. This is typically found in bicycle tubes on many road bikes and some mountain bikes. Every bicycle owner should know how to inflate a bike tire or have a husband who knows how to.
Tighten this type periodically with an adjustable wrench on the flats to eliminate the possibility of slow leaks at the valve. In this video you will learn how to inflate a bicycle tire with a presta valve whether the tube. The presta valve is on the left. Here s a quick and easy way to pump up a presta valve with.
This is written on your sidewall and is usually marked with a psi rating pounds per square inch. Since the stem on the presta is a lot narrower it allows for manufacturers to make narrower wheels and tires. Call tony at 386 313 2900. They tend to hold air better than schrader valves.
Serving all of flagler county. Have you ever gotten a flat tire on your bike only to find out that the only pump available won t fit your presta valves. If your presta valve has two flat areas just below the valve tip it has a replaceable core. Use a presta capable pump or compressor and press or thread it on to the valve.
Stop in at palm coast 1 bicycle shop. Some riders then put the adapter on the closed presta valve and ride with the adapters on the tires. Attach your air pump and inflate the tire to the recommended pressure.