I am pretty new to bikes. I just bought a road bike and a floor pump.
Is there supposed to be a lot of resistance to the pumping action beyond 30 psi? My tires need 100-120 psi, and it resists quite a bit at ~40 psi and I don't want to blow up the tire.
I don't have a pocket pressure guage. I am fearing that the guage on the floor pump might be defective, although I have never pumped tires before, so I dont' know if this is supposed to be the way it is and I just have to muscle up and just keep pumping.
Thanks guys!
PS, I unscrewed the presta valve screw all the way up prior to attaching the air pump.
Dunno if it will help, but here are some specs:
Trek 2.1, wheels have presta valve.
Bontreger floor pump with presta/schader valve head.
Is there supposed to be a lot of resistance to the pumping action beyond 30 psi? My tires need 100-120 psi, and it resists quite a bit at ~40 psi and I don't want to blow up the tire.
I don't have a pocket pressure guage. I am fearing that the guage on the floor pump might be defective, although I have never pumped tires before, so I dont' know if this is supposed to be the way it is and I just have to muscle up and just keep pumping.
Thanks guys!
PS, I unscrewed the presta valve screw all the way up prior to attaching the air pump.
Dunno if it will help, but here are some specs:
Trek 2.1, wheels have presta valve.
Bontreger floor pump with presta/schader valve head.
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