Problems pumping up tyres!

An app?? Bloody hell. My system:

1. Notice tyres a bit flat
   
2. Ride for 2 additional days
   
3. Pump the shit out of them.
   
   

repeat.

^thisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Sounds like you have a slow puncture in this comment. You may want to submerge it water to look for bubbles.

I have an app for correct tyre pressure. It's admittedly a bit of an ask when daily weight fluctuations result in fractional values, but you have to be precise about these things. Stop after each sip from the bidon, re-calculate. Take bike and pump into the toilets at the cafe stop and adjust. That ineffably pleasing extra precision when cornering and a jolly good feeling all round of doing the right thing make the small bit of additional effort involved well worth doing it.

An app?? Bloody hell. My system:

1. Notice tyres a bit flat
   
2. Ride for 2 additional days
   
3. Pump the shit out of them.
   
   

repeat.

It looks like you have missed the point of this post. You may wish to submerge it in water and look for Germanic sarcasm.

Sorry, I only ever read the first 12-15 words of Olivers posts ;)

I've deleted my posts on this thread, as I don't feel its right that men dominate any threads in the Ladies Forum.
Of course there's nothing wrong with giving advice, but dominating it otherwise doesn't sit very well with me.

Please don't react to my post aggressively, as its simply one person's point of view.

Rennkompressor FTW. If you're going to get a track pump, it's worth investing in a decent one. There are now several good models on the market, but I do like my Rennkompressor. When the adaptable valve initially supplied with it failed, they sent me their new double-head valve free of charge, which was excellent customer service. The new valve is awesome, too. I don't work for them, BTW.

(I've seen Rennkompressor pumps sold in shops over here which were fitted with old-fashioned Presta-only valves--those aren't the ones I mean. I bought my pump in Germany.)

Ha!

OOOoooohhhhh!!

Gleefully rubbing it in ... ;)

^ where's your gleeful use of 'o's?

Jenne - here you go ... some for you to copy/paste ...
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G Jayl G .

Ahahaha! You guys are mean (and funny). It appears that either I have managed to write an entire sentence with barely any Os or my O key is working again. Both.

Dammit, I hate when I can't keep up with a thread while at work! Too much work this week to faff about.

If you're only 120 lb you don't need anywhere near 120 psi, even if you are loosing 10 psi (seems a bit much to loose 10 psi) by removing the pump which is hell of a lot you would be fine with 100 psi. I'm a simg over 11 stone and have never had any problems with 90 - 100 psi on 23 mm tyres over 1000's of miles and on 28 mm tyres my pressure is lower still.

I dunno, I just notice that if I can squish my tires very much then it feels like i'm riding with lead in a saddlebag.

Eh, there are more of you on this forum than us, we said y'all can post in here, there's going to be spillover but none of it can contain an iota of misogyny!!!!! LOL

Me pumping up my tyres has been a cause of near divorce. The problem, fitting the pump on the valve = massive pshhhhhhhhh hhhhssssss = tyre completely deflated = Jaygee turns into a fury "wtf are you doing!?!?!" = I get anxious on Thursday morning (pumping tyres day).

I know how to do it now but Jaygee has still not developed any patience so might play again with the psssshhhhhh shhhhhh for his own good.

I can heeeeaaaaar yoooooou! ;p

Thursday morning (pumping tyres day).

You have a 'pumping tyres day'? Talk about organised ... :O

I've deleted my posts on this thread, as I don't feel its right that men dominate any threads in the Ladies Forum.
Of course there's nothing wrong with giving advice, but dominating it otherwise doesn't sit very well with me.
Please don't react to my post aggressively, as its simply one person's point of view.

I didn't even realise this was in the Ladies forum.

You just can't tell who's a boy and who's a girl these days :/

VeeVee, you made me laugh. Sunday is my pumping tyres day :-).

I've deleted my posts on this thread, as I don't feel its right that men dominate any threads in the Ladies Forum.
Of course there's nothing wrong with giving advice, but dominating it otherwise doesn't sit very well with me.

Please don't react to my post aggressively, as its simply one person's point of view.

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Pump Up The Volume (MARRS)[/ame]

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I was laying n the handle, man! Track pump. Seriously. Supporting my weight n the pump. C0uld n0t get any m0re air in!

I believe you Jayloo, saw Kate do this last week, feet off the ground, gradually being forced upwards by the pump handle, tried shouting at her to do it properly, didn't help at all...

Yet again the answer to the problem is this:

My other activity is running so the pies won't help :-)

I believe you Jayloo, saw Kate do this last week, feet off the ground, gradually being forced upwards by the pump handle, tried shouting at her to do it properly, didn't help at all...

Glad I'm not the only one it happens to!

Lot of patronising from guys here, on the Womens sub-Forum, "Were you using a proper pump dear?", "did you undo the small knurled nut at the top of the Presta valve darlin'?", "Is the bore of your pump small enough babe?", "Heff you tried usink ein Cherman pumpen such es ein SKS Rennkompressor mien liebchen?", "My 6 month old daughter does this every day, sweetheart".
I don't know the answer to this, is there a pump which gives better mechanical advantage? We have and use Rennkompressors, Joe Blows. The ones at LMNH seem easy in operation, let's try them with decreasingly small people: Kate is a willing guinea pig.

List of smaller pumpers for experimentation?

1. Kate
   

I didn't realise this was on the sub-forum, (just click recent posts, me). Apologies to LH for being patronising. I didn't know this was a problem, I do now, I was wrong. Sorry for assuming it was user error.

I hope you're not insinuating any kind of sexism on my part Digger?
I have a long history of being a patronising arse to both sexes thankyou very much. :P