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A bit chilly in the morning as usual but that'd because I leave the house at 5:30 AM. On my way back, it was good. The sun was out but it wasn't too hot.
EDIT:
I'm gonna ask a silly question here since I don't really want to make a thread about it. I got my bike for almost a month now and have a little over 50 miles on it. This morning I notice that I was pedaling a lot harder than before, then I was looking out my tires as I was on the bike I noticed that the back wheel tire wasn't as tight or firm as the front. I checked it out and it was a lot looser than the front tire so I assume it lost a bit of air.
I tried pumping as much air as I could with my cheap hand pump that I found in the house, it was from the previous owner. I couldn't get it as tight as the front tire because every time I tried to release the pump from the valve, air starts to let loose.
What should I do? I'm totally new at this so I'm not sure if I should get a better air pump where the air doesn't escape if I release it from the valve or change the tube and tire all together. It is still ridable for now.
Tires need to be topped up weekly on most bikes. If you are on a budget and can only afford one pump I'd get something like a
Topeak road Morph G. It can easily pump 110psi. I would when funds become available get a floor pump like above recommended.