How To Pump Up A Bike Tire With A Presta Valve

This video shows the steps necessary to inflate a bicycle tire with a presta valve.
How to pump up a bike tire with a presta valve. Place your bike on a mount upside down or however you normally do to pump up the tires. Call tony at 386 313 2900. A presta valve s recommended pressure is usually embossed on the tyre s sidewall often as min and max figures. If your pump does not have a presta valve nozzle you can buy an adapter from your local bike shop for just a.
The pump i am using is a blackburn airtower 2. Rotate the wheel so you can easily reach the presta valve. Road bikes 90 100 psi hybrid bikes 65 80 psi mtb 30 50 psi. If the presta valve has a cap which isn t truly necessary for valve function unscrew the cap counterclockwise and set it aside in a safe place.
Serving all of flagler county. This is typically found in bicycle tubes on many road bikes and some mountain bikes. Stop in at palm coast 1 bicycle shop. The recommended pressure to inflate a bike tyre to is usually embossed on the tyre s sidewall often as minimum and maximum figures rather than an exact target.
Bike stores sell air pumps that can fit both valve styles or just one valve type. Have you ever gotten a flat tire on your bike only to find out that the only pump available won t fit your presta valves. So a bicycle tube with the schrader valve can be pumped up at your local gas station if no hand pump or co2 cartridge is available. The presta valve is on the left.
Hi in this video i show how i pump inflate a mountain bike bicycle tire schwalbe nobby nic with presta valve. Here s a quick and easy way to pump up a presta valve with.