What's the deal?
07-09-10, 10:43 PM
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What's the deal?
I tried to air up my tires with my new Lezyne floor pump today and all I hear is air hissing. At first I thought I might have a flat but I managed to air my tire up to its normal pressure. I thought it was a fluke until I tried to air up my front tire. The same thing happened only this time I didn't manage to air it up like I did with my rear tire. I received this pump as a gift and I've used it a few times with no problem. I'm a newbie to cycling but I do feel confident in my ability to air up a tire. Does anyone have a suggestion as to what is going on?
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07-10-10, 12:19 AM
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The air seemed to be escaping from the valve. I had the pump's head screwed down tight and I still heard the air hissing out. I just find this weird that it happened to both wheels at the same time yet I was able to fill one tire up but not the other.
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My guess is the seal wasn't solid. Likely one of three things - the sealing on the pump is faulty or when you hooked it on the valve went in on an angle or you didn't push the pump on far enough down the valve. There was probably enough of a seal on the rear that you managed to pump the tire up - though you probably put in two or three times the number of strokes normally required- but had little seal on the front.
Hint: make sure you use the ring screws that come with most new tubes to hold the valve in place- then once aired take them off.
Hint: make sure you use the ring screws that come with most new tubes to hold the valve in place- then once aired take them off.
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My guess is the seal wasn't solid. Likely one of three things - the sealing on the pump is faulty or when you hooked it on the valve went in on an angle or you didn't push the pump on far enough down the valve. There was probably enough of a seal on the rear that you managed to pump the tire up - though you probably put in two or three times the number of strokes normally required- but had little seal on the front.
Hint: make sure you use the ring screws that come with most new tubes to hold the valve in place- then once aired take them off.
Hint: make sure you use the ring screws that come with most new tubes to hold the valve in place- then once aired take them off.
