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Old 06-30-16 | 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by TJohnson
Thanks CY, I have had both big pop flats and slow unwinding pinch flats. I have the yellow JoeBlow pump that I guess not too many people are happy with but I agree it'd be hard to be that far off. Is there an easy way to check accuracy of a pump or air pressure on a bike tire like a car tire gauge?
Assuming that you are using presta, you'll need a gauge that goes on a presta valve. There are any number of them around. Their accuracy isn't that much better than your pump's but you'll have a second data point. If you have a schrader valve, you could use a car tire gauge or get one specifically for bicycles. There are several models of pressure gauge that will do both presta and schrader. I've used a Zefal in the past. They are inexpensive, analogue and have a feature that stops the needle at the pressure so that you can read it off the bike.
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