How To Pump Up Bike Tire With Presta Valve

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.

How to pump up bike tire with presta valve. Serving all of flagler county. Road bikes 90 100 psi hybrid bikes 65 80 psi mtb 30 50 psi. How to fill those funny bicycle tube valves called 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.

These valves work with a manual lock nut as opposed the spring found on the traditional schrader valve. The pump i am using is a blackburn airtower 2. The schrader valve is the same valve that s used on car tires. How to pump up a road bike tyre.

Inflating a tire with a presta valve is similar to the inflation method for a schrader valve but it does require a specially designed nozzle on the pump. If you ride a road bike the presta valve above is pretty much the only type of valve you ll need to worry about dealing with. Bicycles presta valves require a pump with a different connector than schrader valves use. A presta valve s recommended pressure is usually embossed on the tyre s sidewall often as min and max figures.

Metal presta valves on bicycle tires are sometimes known as french or skinny valves. The presta valve is on the left. This video shows the steps necessary to inflate a bicycle tire with a presta valve. Call tony at 386 313 2900.

Hi in this video i show how i pump inflate a mountain bike bicycle tire schwalbe nobby nic with presta valve. As opposed to schrader valves which resemble car tire valves and are more common on u s. Bike stores sell air pumps that can fit both valve styles or just one valve type. 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.