It's a learning curve. Hey, in the old days, there weren't instructions for lots of things and you had to learn from other people. Now there's so much more STUFF though!
I've learned the two thingies that have to get switched between Presta and Schrader valves 'cause I have both. This is good 'cause my floor pump isn't working -- I put the head on the valve and the tire pushes back and throws the handle up in the air... and I don't have the strength to push it back down. Gonna try it on another tire, I suppose, but it means maybe my airhorn isn't busted after all...
Wednesday I rode by a guy walking his flatted bike (chatted a bit; he didn't have a spare tube or the stuff to fix things), then passed another guy in town riding on an almost flat tire... and then two miles later heard & felt something on my tire and stopped and rolled it slowly to see what was stuck... oh... a nail head. Still had air, though, so I rode *fast* for two miles but did have to walk it the last half mile. I *like* big thick touring tires. (They're also easy to get on and off the wheel, and don't take that super-high pressure so it *is* easy to fill it up wtih the frame pump.)
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08-21-2009, 07:31 AM #1
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08-21-2009, 10:06 AM #2
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I have to admit that I use CO2 while out riding roads for the simple reason that I can't use a hand pump up to high enough pressure for my road tires (lack of upper body strength). So I have a standign (floor) pump for pressurizing my tires pre-ride, then the CO2 for road emergencies. Although at the end of the day due to funny things with gas, you will need to repump the tire with air (which is mainly nitrogen and oxygen).
Beth
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08-21-2009, 01:12 PM #3
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I have a crappy Schwinn floor pump that, for the life of me, I could not figure out how to use when I first got it. I actually googled "crap schwinn floor pump" and found several topics dealing with the very issue I was having. (Turns out you gotta really cram the head of the pump down onto the tube valve in order to get a good seal.) I still use the pump 'cause I'm too cheap to buy a decent one, but it works okay now that I've gotten the hang of it.
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