frame tire pump

[melissam]

dobedobedo,

First things first. Whenever I see your name on the forum, I get the song "Strangers in the Night" stuck in my head.

A couple of questions:

Do you have a floor pump? They're a lot more efficient than frame pumps.

What kind of valves do you have? The following picture should help you identify which you have:



Schrader valves look like the ones on your car tires. If you have this kind of valve, all you need to do is take the cap off of the valve, push the pump head onto the valve, and start pumping.

If you don't have a Schrader valve, you probably have a Presta valve. Unscrew the top, then push the pump head onto the valve and start pumping.

Not sure what kind of frame pump you have. Depending on the type you have, it may take a lot of pumps to get your tires up to the recommended pressure on the sidewalls.

Good luck!

-- Melissa

[Zen]

dobedobedo,

First things first. Whenever I see your name on the forum, I get the song "Strangers in the Night" stuck in my head.

that came to my mind immediately. When I was about 7, my mom and I would sing that together. Imagine a 7 year old girl singing "Strangers In The Night"

Depending on the type you have, it may take a lot of pumps to get your tires up to the recommended pressure on the sidewalls.

My tires are rated to 120 but I only put 90 in. It really does take a LOT of pumping to get it that high, you'll think they're going to explode!

Make sure when you buy your pump that it will go on a Presta valve.
I didn't

Good luck!

[HillSlugger]

melissam left out one crucial step: after you push the pump head onto the valve you usually have to lock the head to the valve. This is usually done by lifting a lever on the pump head but sometimes, depending on the pump, you may have to push down a lever.

[Tuckervill]

I got that song stuck in my head, too, but it was an obscene version I learned from my big brother in the '60s!

Karen