hi all went for first ride on brand new cycle ,got about six miles from home and stopped for a rest, looked down and front tire was flat, tried pump to no availe.
a while later whilst pushing cycle along towpath , a cyclist seeing my plight, very kindly repaired my puncture, and off i went stopped a mile or so later and thought tire seems a bit underinflated, so out with pump and the (pump connecting hose broke. tire was completly flat .
so pushed cycle home , mostly uphill .
reinflated tube , immersed it in water no leaks.
never realised cycle tyre pressures needed to be so high 50 psi min for my cycle/tyres, deflated tyre, gave it 20 stokes of pump measured with car tyre guage it was 28psi,
so gave another 20 pumps assuming the pressure would be approx 55 psi and guage read 29psi???? are there specialised pumps/gauges for cycles
ps on the way home tried inflating tube with a garage tyre pump , but it did not inflate (shrader valve) so suspected valve might be faulty seemed of at immersed in water.
in future i think it might be wise for me to carry a spare tube,
thanks all
a while later whilst pushing cycle along towpath , a cyclist seeing my plight, very kindly repaired my puncture, and off i went stopped a mile or so later and thought tire seems a bit underinflated, so out with pump and the (pump connecting hose broke. tire was completly flat .
so pushed cycle home , mostly uphill .
reinflated tube , immersed it in water no leaks.
never realised cycle tyre pressures needed to be so high 50 psi min for my cycle/tyres, deflated tyre, gave it 20 stokes of pump measured with car tyre guage it was 28psi,
so gave another 20 pumps assuming the pressure would be approx 55 psi and guage read 29psi???? are there specialised pumps/gauges for cycles
ps on the way home tried inflating tube with a garage tyre pump , but it did not inflate (shrader valve) so suspected valve might be faulty seemed of at immersed in water.
in future i think it might be wise for me to carry a spare tube,
thanks all