Pumping up tires but not reaching the right psi level

Subway_sam

Hey my sister recently bought a road bike and after a couple of cycle rides she wanted to pump up the tires. we bought a Bontrager air support plus pump, but for some reason the pump really struggles/hard to pump and won't reach the 95 psi level which recommend for the tires. Is this a fault with pump or something else like the inner tube?

Any advice or help will be great

Thanks

Sam

Mike39496

Subway_sam wrote:

Hey my sister recently bought a road bike and after a couple of cycle rides she wanted to pump up the tires. we bought a Bontrager air support plus pump, but for some reason the pump really struggles/hard to pump and won't reach the 95 psi level which recommend for the tires. Is this a fault with pump or something else like the inner tube?

Any advice or help will be great

Thanks

Sam

If you want higher pressures i'd move on to a track pump. Mini pumps are good for topping up after a puncture or on the road but not for all the time.

Subway_sam

Thanks for that

blablablacksheep

getting right PSI can be hard as most mini pumps dont have a pressure gauge which you can look at, so useally have to do it by feel...or just use a car pump which has a readout on it...though hard to fit in jersey

nwmlarge

also if you are getting a track pump make sure it is suited to pumping to 100psi + as often they are only tuned to mtb's which rarely get over 50psi

Gizmodo

Topeak Joe Blow track pump, about £21.

plowmar

+1 Gizmodo, had mine 6/7 years and never a problem.

Have a Toppeak mini for when I'm out and as said will get 80 psi into the tyre/tube to get me home after a puncture.

Hals1967

+1 Topeak Joe Blow.