How To Pump A Bike Tire With A Hand Pump

Take your bike pump and position its valve end over the valve of the tire you are pumping.
How to pump a bike tire with a hand pump. Before you pump check the sidewall of your tire. This video shows how easy it is to inflate your bike tyres. First you need to know what kind of bike pump you have. Check to see if your pump is compatible with the type of valve on your tires.
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. To inflate bike tires with a schrader valve start by finding the recommended psi range located on the side of your tires. If your pump isn t you can purchase an adapter at your local bike shop. 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 choose a mini pump what pump should you take with you on bike rides. A pump with a pressure gauge makes it very easy to get to the. Yes it just takes a lot of pumps. When you start pumping.
The lever on the back of the valve should be touching the hose in the unlocked position. 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. Knowing how to use a bike pump before you actually need to use it can be a headache saver but some of you likely found your way here to this article because you need to do that something right now. Pump up your tires.
After that remove the pump and screw the cap back on the valve. The types of bike pumps. Typically a road tire can go between 80 and 130 psi. Global cycling network 499 748 views.
I generally refuse to use those tiny hand pump. Attach your pump to the tire valve. Every bontrager tire has a recommended pressure range right on the sidewall of the tire. It should list the pounds per square inch psi range that your tire can safely handle.
I have done it a few times successfully. 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.