How to Inflate Racing Tires Properly

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Tip 1 - Inflate A Tyre With A Presta Valve Or Sports Valve - Free bike repair

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Fin Mac Cool | permalink

A Presta Valve's recommended pressure is usually embossed on the tyre's sidewall, often as min and max figures.

For further reading: http://madegood.org/bikes/repair/inflate-tyre-presta-valve-sports-valve/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Inflate Bike Tires

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Megan Salomone | permalink

Inflating your bike tires is a simple and painless task, as long as you know what tools you need. Identify your valve type with the methods below and pump accordingly. A Schrader valve is also called an American valve, or a car valve. The...
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Tip 3 - How to Inflate a Racing Bike Tire | LIVESTRONG.COM

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Hangslice | permalink

To get the best performance out of your racing bike -- especially if you're actually racing it -- you need to keep the tires properly inflated. This helps make your ride smoother and makes your tires last longer. Check your tire pressure before every ride, even if you're not in the final leg of the Tour de France.

For further reading: http://www.livestrong.com/article/376070-how-to-inflate-a-racing-bike-tire/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - How to inflate a tire with a Presta valve?

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Supreet Manchanda | permalink

My new bike has these thin tires with a type of valve I haven't usedbefore. I searched online and found out it's called a Presta valve, and it's pretty common and popular. I'm finding it annoying and

For further reading: http://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/13439/how-to-inflate-a-tire-with-a-presta-valve ^[4]

Tip 5 - How can I check tire pressure without a pressure gauge?

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Bruce Marshall | permalink

I would like to tell if my tires are correctly inflated, in this case road tires, but I do not have a pressure gauge. Is there a handy heuristic for checking the pressure? Could I do it, for examp...

For further reading: http://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/5417/how-can-i-check-tire-pressure-without-a-pressure-gauge ^[5]