How To Pump Up A Bike Tire With A Hand Pump

Before you pump check the sidewall of your tire.
How to pump up a bike tire with a hand pump. The lever on the back of the valve should be touching the hose in the unlocked position. Pump up your bike tires duration. Pump up the tire. These beefy leave at home pumps are perfect for garage and bike shop use.
Make sure to brace the pump with your hand wrapped around the spokes or tyre to avoid transferring too much of the pumping force to the valve which could lead to damage. When you start pumping. 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. It should list the pounds per square inch psi range that your tire can safely handle.
I generally refuse to use those tiny hand pump. All tires have either schrader or presta valves and most bontrager pumps are compatible with both. I have done it a few times successfully. Matt randolph 32 899 views.
Yes it just takes a lot of pumps. Typically a road tire can go between 80 and 130 psi. Take your bike pump and position its valve end over the valve of the tire you are pumping. With a floor pump place one foot on each side of the stand grip the handle and pump it up and down.
Check to see if your pump is compatible with the type of valve on your tires. Attach your pump to the tire valve. How to pump up a bike tyre. The key is to not pump so fast that you either wear yourslf out or if it is a cheap plastic pump melt down the pump itself.
Every bontrager tire has a recommended pressure range right on the sidewall of the tire. 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. Press the pump valve firmly onto the tire valve then raise the lever to lock the pump onto the tire valve. If your pump isn t you can purchase an adapter at your local bike shop.
This is especially important with high pressure road.