How To Pump Up A Bike Tire With A Presta Valve

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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. If your pump does not have a presta valve nozzle you can buy an adapter from your local bike shop for just a. Bike stores sell air pumps that can fit both valve styles or just one valve type. Serving all of flagler county.
Rotate the wheel so you can easily reach the presta valve. 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. The pump i am using is a blackburn airtower 2. 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.
A presta valve s recommended pressure is usually embossed on the tyre s sidewall often as min and max figures. Hi in this video i show how i pump inflate a mountain bike bicycle tire schwalbe nobby nic with presta valve. This is typically found in bicycle tubes on many road bikes and some mountain bikes. How to fill those funny bicycle tube valves called presta valves.
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. The presta valve is on the left. Stop in at palm coast 1 bicycle shop. This video shows the steps necessary to inflate a bicycle tire with a 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. Here s a quick and easy way to pump up a presta valve with.