How To Pump Up A Bike Tire With A Foot Pump

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How to pump up a bike tire with a foot pump. If your pump isn t you can purchase an adapter at your local bike shop. It should list the pounds per square inch psi range that your tire can safely handle. It should easily last through the end of your ride. Typically a road tire can go between 80 and 130 psi.
Every bontrager tire has a recommended pressure range right on the sidewall of the tire. The 20g size can fill a pair of 700c tires or a single 26 or 29 mountain bike tire. Check to see if your pump is compatible with the type of valve on your tires. Pull up as straight as possible to avoid damaging your tube.
Once you get home let all of the co 2 out of your tube and pump it back up with air. Learn what size cartridge you need for your tires when you buy the cartridges. How to use mini bike pump to pump your bike tire. Before you pump check the sidewall of your tire.
All tires have either schrader or presta valves and most bontrager pumps are compatible with both. After that simply pump up the tyre keeping an eye on the pump s pressure gauge and make sure you don t over inflate the tyre most tyres will have written on the side the suggested pressure. Press the pump valve firmly onto the tire valve then raise the lever to lock the pump onto the tire valve. Attach your pump to the tire valve.
Close the nozzle and pull the nozzle off the valve. The lever on the back of the valve should be touching the hose in the unlocked position. The 16g size is best for a single 700c road tire. 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.