How To Pump Up Road Bike Tires
Then lock the head by lifting the lever.
How to pump up road bike tires. How to pump a road bike tire duration. Secure your pump to the valve by pushing the pump head down on the valve as far as it can go. How to pump up a bike tyre bikeexchange workshop series duration. Something that happens with sealant over time is it drying and forming a skin or plug.
Narrower road bike tires will require higher pressures than their wider counterparts. Most often i have been in such a hurry that i jam the pump to the stem and pull the lever not locking the stem and of course after 60 psi or so it pops off. How to pump up a bike tyre. When you attach the pump and pull the lever up to lock the pump to the stem that little bolt turns and locks the stem to the pump.
Stk s adventure channel 203 434 views. Mcleod says that a common mistake new and even experienced riders make when pumping their tires is trying to use a schrader bike pump with a presta valve which just won t work no matter how. From the iconic climbs of alpe d huez and mont ventoux to the cobbles of flanders everywhere there is road or pavé world class. It also saves the pro mechanics from having to pump up 18 individual tyres on the bikes and all the spares every morning at a big race like the tour de france.
We re here to help you get the most out of your time on the bike whether you re a road rider mountain biker gravel rider cycle commuter or anything in between. Dealing with sealant plugs. If you re using a presta valve don t forget to close it. And because of their narrow tires and high pressures air will naturally escape even as soon as after a week after inflating.
To prevent sealant gumming up valves it s best to be sure to rotate valves to near 12 o clock before deflating or inflating sealant filled tires. The global cycling network puts you in the centre of the action. To inflate bike tires with a schrader valve start by finding the recommended psi range located on the side of your tires. Next unscrew the rubber cap from the valve connect a bicycle pump to the valve and inflate the tire to your recommended psi range.
Release the pump head by pressing the lever down and quickly pulling the head off the valve.