How To Use A Bike Tire Pump

Knowing how to use your mini pump can take some of the worry out of going on a long bike trip.
How to use a bike tire pump. However their small size can make them awkward and difficult to use. If your pump isn t you can purchase an adapter at your local bike shop. 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. 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.
Bell floor pumps offer a fast efficient way to inflate your tires. All tires have either schrader or presta valves and most bontrager pumps are compatible with both. A mini bike pump can be a trip saver if your tire loses air while out on your bike. After that remove the pump and screw the cap back on the valve.
There are two types of valves used in most bicycle inner tubes schrader or presta. Every bontrager tire has a recommended pressure range right on the sidewall of the tire. Mccloud says that a common mistake new and even experienced riders make when pumping their tires is trying to use a schrader bike pump with a presta valve which just won t work no matter how. Check to see if your pump is compatible with the type of valve on your tires.
This video shows you how to use a floor. Next unscrew the rubber cap from the valve connect a bicycle pump to the valve and inflate the tire to your recommended psi range. The pump i am using is a blackburn airtower 2.