tyre pressure

Got a flat on Wednesday, changed the inner and pumped up by the roadside, got home fine and went out today, felt fine but the thought it wasnt pumped up enough niggled me the whole way and is still niggling me now.
I don't have a pressure gauge but pumped them up as much as physically possible with the hand pump and things feel pretty solid.
Is the 'squeeze test' enough or do I need to go a measure the pressure?
thanks alot
Frosty
I don't have a pressure gauge but pumped them up as much as physically possible with the hand pump and things feel pretty solid.
Is the 'squeeze test' enough or do I need to go a measure the pressure?
thanks alot
Frosty
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If you have the spare cash then just buy a track pump. Road tyres always go down over time and it's impracticable to pump them up with a hand pump every time you go for a ride. Also the pressure of the tyre affects how the bike handles and the ride quality so you don't want to be guessing with the 'squeeze test'. £30 will do it!
Regards,
EarlyGo
+1 Excellent value
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I use a frame pump as a get me home.
Giving it Large
If you can't get over 100psi on your frame pump within 100 strokes then it's no good.
I've never understood the concept of a bike-mounted pump as a 'get-you-home'. If you puncture 20 miles into a 120 miles ride then you want the damn thing to reach the pressure that you normally run the tyre at!
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If there's a choice between riding home on a reduced psi or walking all the way home, I'd choose the former.
As longs as you use the same pump each time you pressurise your tyres then there is an increased chance that the pressures are relatively correct. So if you prefer an indicated 100psi for summer road riding and 120psi for racing then a gauge will give you a higher pressure for racing, and that is as accurate as you are likely to get.
Even then I suspect the gauge accuracy will vary with age/use/temperature and so on.
I prefer to ride the rest of the route with my tyres at the correct pressure. Riding home on soggy tyres would strike me as a failure to select the correct equipment.
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Used it exclusively for a couple of years before investing in a Joe Blow Sport for garage use.
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Moda Chord with drop bars and Rival shifters - winter/do it all bike
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Frame pumps work but as a rule they take forever to get you up to pressure and having a pressure guage is very helpful above about 60psi.