How To Air Up A Bike Tire Without Pump

This method negates the need to increase rim tape which reduces the.

How to air up a bike tire without pump. It should list the pounds per square inch psi range that your tire can safely handle. 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. The pump i am using is a blackburn airtower 2. With a floor pump place one foot on each side of the stand grip the handle and pump it up and down.

Bike shops inflate tires using an air compressor with a fitting and pressure gauge like the type found at service stations. For emergency situations on the road or at home when no pump or air compressor is available you can inflate bike tires quickly using a compact compressed air or c02 inflator designed for bicycles. Open the nozzle and fill the tire. Seat the tire properly while you inflate it.

This is a little trick that i have been using over the years to help tubeless tyres inflate that are often too loose on the rim. Hi in this video i show how i pump inflate a mountain bike bicycle tire schwalbe nobby nic with presta valve. Typically a road tire can go between 80 and 130 psi. To inflate bike tires with a schrader valve start by finding the recommended psi range located on the side of your tires.

Different size cartridges will put different amounts of air in your tires. After that remove the pump and screw the cap back on the valve. 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. With a hand pump hold one hand firmly on the valve nearby spokes and the pump head and move the pump handle with the other.

Pump up the tire. Learn what size cartridge you need for your tires when you buy the cartridges.