Originally Posted by
calebpagan
I've only had my bike a few weeks and have been lucky enough to not have any flats yet. I have a question regarding changing flats when you're out riding. I have tubes, a mini pump, and tire levers in my seat bag, but how do you gauge tire pressure if you change a flat during a ride? The normal small portable gauges are just for shrader valves. I've watched some YouTube videos on changing tires and everyone seems to gloss right over it. What am I missing?
You don't need to use a tire gauge and worry about getting the exact tire pressure. All you need to do is make sure that you pump your tires hard enough to prevent pinch flats, I do this by feel and have never had a pinch flat yet.