How To Inflate Bike Tires With Floor Pump

Proper tire pressure lets your bike roll quickly ride smoothly and avoid flats narrow tires need more air pressure than wide ones.

How to inflate bike tires with floor pump.

Check to see if your pump is compatible with the type of valve on your tires. They are much faster and easier to use than the smaller bike mount pumps obviously you can t take them with you on a ride. Learn how to inflate your bike tire and use a bike pump with this handy video from schwinn. I always had to find a gas station or bike shop with a high pressure air compressor.

Next unscrew the rubber cap from the valve connect a bicycle pump to the valve and inflate the tire to your recommended psi range. Every bontrager tire has a recommended pressure range right on the sidewall of the tire. My one issue with tubeless used to be installing the tires. Start by unscrewing your wheels valve caps which are located on the inner part of the tire.

Floor pumps are much larger pump more air per stroke and take fewer strokes to inflate your bike tires. Road tires typically require 80 to 130 psi pounds. To inflate bike tires with a schrader valve start by finding the recommended psi range located on the side of your tires. Use a pressure gauge to make sure your tires have the right amount of air in them.

If your pump isn t you can purchase an adapter at your local bike shop. It should list the pounds per square inch psi range that your tire can safely handle. Don t let a flat tire deter you from riding. But at the sea otter classic in 2009 joe the giant team mechanic taught me a trick to install tube tires on tubeless rims with sealant and a floor pump.

Then attach your pump securely so no air leaks out and pump your tires. All tires have either schrader or presta valves and most bontrager pumps are compatible with both. Typically a road tire can go between 80 and 130 psi.