Okay, so I pumped my tires today and paid attention to what I did. The main thing being that, yes, I hear air start to come out of the tire before I close the clamp. It's a super quick thing. You push the pump thing up without being wimpy about it, you briefly hear a bit of air come out and you clamp it shut. That was the key thing that I didn't get for so long. I thought there was something wrong if air came out. Don't want to let all the air out! But it's the opposite. That's how you know the pump thing is as far as it needs to be to get air INTO the tire.
Hope that helps.
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04-09-2010, 07:06 PM #1
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04-12-2010, 06:40 PM #2
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Well, I tried to go on a ride with my son yesterday, at least with my tires you can't pump up tubes with the tip of the stem broken off. My pump pushed the last little bit in and when I took the pump off it went "POP! Shhhhhhh" as the tire totally deflated!
Hopefully when I get to the bike shop they will have time to show me how to change a tube. I've got a list, extra tubes, bar ends, a helmet that actually fits me, and getting the floppy pieces taken off my pedals. Can't wait!
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04-20-2010, 11:16 PM #3
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Sorry if this is a little gross, but my LBS suggested spitting into the hole in the pump head thingie before putting on your presta valve. They said this makes a better air-tight seal and also keeps the rubber parts inside the pump from wearing out too fast. So I always spit into my pump and it seems to work ok most of the time
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