roguedog
10-31-2006, 09:39 PM
Dang, this is cool. THis is the first time that I've been able to pump up my tires without deflating them first and spending like half hour or so fussing with this!
Now I know why people look at me like I'm a rtard when I say I don't know how to pump up my tires.
I bought a Joe Blow Pro from the REI used gear sale and tried to pump up my tires.. what a fuss! They'd deflate and I'd have to hold the head just so so the air wouldn't leak out, which makes pumping a fun thing. Then I read about the little adapter thingy and went and purchased that. Better but still a pita.
Then I went on a Melo Velo ride and talked to the girls there and told 'em my woes. I knew I wouldn't be the only one seeing as I'm not the only one on this board. Well, one of the ladies said that she'd heard it was easier when the tire valve was at the top of the wheel instead of the bottom and to kinda "open up the valve" by hitting it a couple times to hear some air escape.
It also helped that someone explained that the lock was when the tab on the pump head was up not down. This seems *** backwards to me but whatever works dude!
So I dubiously tried all those things tonight and I'm not sure which one was the magic pill but it worked! So I thought I'd write this up for anyone else that might be a pump challenged as I am!
Also.. I think I've read that some of you pump up your front tire to a diff pressure than the rear. Any reason why? I just pump 'em both up to bout 120.
Now I know why people look at me like I'm a rtard when I say I don't know how to pump up my tires.
I bought a Joe Blow Pro from the REI used gear sale and tried to pump up my tires.. what a fuss! They'd deflate and I'd have to hold the head just so so the air wouldn't leak out, which makes pumping a fun thing. Then I read about the little adapter thingy and went and purchased that. Better but still a pita.
Then I went on a Melo Velo ride and talked to the girls there and told 'em my woes. I knew I wouldn't be the only one seeing as I'm not the only one on this board. Well, one of the ladies said that she'd heard it was easier when the tire valve was at the top of the wheel instead of the bottom and to kinda "open up the valve" by hitting it a couple times to hear some air escape.
It also helped that someone explained that the lock was when the tab on the pump head was up not down. This seems *** backwards to me but whatever works dude!
So I dubiously tried all those things tonight and I'm not sure which one was the magic pill but it worked! So I thought I'd write this up for anyone else that might be a pump challenged as I am!
Also.. I think I've read that some of you pump up your front tire to a diff pressure than the rear. Any reason why? I just pump 'em both up to bout 120.