How To Pump Air Into A Bike Tire

Next unscrew the rubber cap from the valve connect a bicycle pump to the valve and inflate the tire to your recommended psi range.
How to pump air into a bike tire. Keep watching to learn how to pump your. If your pump isn t you can purchase an adapter at your local bike shop. Learn what size cartridge you need for your tires when you buy the cartridges. Hi in this video i show how i pump inflate a mountain bike bicycle tire schwalbe nobby nic with presta valve.
Narrower road bike tires will require higher pressures than their wider counterparts. 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. How to choose a mini pump what pump should you take with you on bike rides. Even better it can help prevent flats.
Different size cartridges will put different amounts of air in your tires. All tires have either schrader or presta valves and most bontrager pumps are compatible with both. Check to see if your pump is compatible with the type of valve on your tires. Open the nozzle and fill the tire.
The problem holding him up was that he couldn t get any air into the tire with his pump. After that remove the pump and screw the cap back on the valve. Global cycling network 499 748 views. The pump i am using is a blackburn airtower 2.
Every bontrager tire has a recommended pressure range right on the sidewall of the tire. We both checked his mini pump by holding our hand over the head and making sure pumping created pressure. That air actually goes into the valve instead of leaking out while you pump. So make it a practice to keep pump up your road tires before every ride.
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. Setting your bike s tire pressure correctly will give you a more comfortable ride with better grip and handling. He told me it wasn t flat only soft enough that he wanted to add a little air. And because of their narrow tires and high pressures air will naturally escape even as soon as after a week after inflating.