How To Put Air In A Bike Tire Without A Pump

To inflate bike tires with a schrader valve start by finding the recommended psi range located on the side of your tires.
How to put air in a bike tire without a pump. For example a 25 gram cartridge will be enough to fill both tires on your mountain bike but not enough to fill both tires on a road bike. Install a tubeless mountain bike tire. Typically a road tire can go between 80 and 130 psi. Different size cartridges will put different amounts of air in your tires.
It should list the pounds per square inch psi range that your tire can safely handle. The secret to installing tubeless tires with floor pump without an air compressor. Pump up the tire. The pump i am using is a blackburn airtower 2.
Open the nozzle and fill the tire. Hi in this video i show how i pump inflate a mountain bike bicycle tire schwalbe nobby nic with presta valve. With a hand pump hold one hand firmly on the valve nearby spokes and the pump head and move the pump handle with the other. We show you how to be a better cyclist with our bike maintenance videos tips for improving your cycling cycling top tens and not forgetting the weekly gcn show.
Bike shops inflate tires using an air compressor with a fitting and pressure gauge like the type found at service stations. Learn what size cartridge you need for your tires when you buy the cartridges. This is especially important with high pressure road. Next unscrew the rubber cap from the valve connect a bicycle pump to the valve and inflate the tire to your recommended psi range.
For emergency situations on the road or at home when no pump or air compressor is available you can inflate bike tires quickly using a compact compressed air or c02 inflator designed for bicycles. Seat the tire properly while you inflate it. With a floor pump place one foot on each side of the stand grip the handle and pump it up and down.