Buying a bicycle , you need to immediately take care of all the necessary accessories to it, including - about the pump. The bicycle pump is a special device for inflating the wheel chambers. All pumps for bicycles are characterized by the device and the way they are activated. On which pump is best for a bicycle, let's talk in this article.
How to choose a pump for a bicycle?
If you divide pumps by type, you can select floor, hand and foot models.
Floor pumps are not compact. They occupy quite a lot of space and often "live" in the garage and are also used to swap the wheels of the car. In order to pump a bicycle camera with this pump, you need to rest the pump base in the floor, step on the base and move the handle up and down, while the air will pass through the connecting hose and enter the chamber through a one-way valve. It is convenient to operate such a pump, the pumping is rather fast.
A hand-held compact mini-pump for bicycles can be taken with you on trips. Often it comes complete with a bicycle. There are two subspecies of such pumps - with a hose and an integrated head. The first costs less, but their disadvantage is that they have many connection points through which air can escape. The second is much more effective and allows you to quickly pump up the camera bike.
A foot pump for bicycles is also designed for car cameras. It is also not a portable option, you can not take it with you to the bicycle lane. But, thanks to the presence of a manometer, you can monitor the pressure in the tire. To pump up the wheel of a bicycle, you need to connect it with a connecting hose and work your foot. Pumping occurs quite quickly.
If you have a bicycle with air suspension, then to pumping the shock absorber fork, you need either a special high-pressure forklift pump or a universal bicycle pump that can be pumped and a shock absorber and wheels. Universal pumps, as practice shows, cope with a task worse than specialized ones.
Pneumatic and electric cycle pumps
For the automatic inflating of bicycle chambers there are pneumatic and electric models of pumps. The former work on liquefied gas and are replaceable cans of CO2. Actually, it is difficult to name the pump, because neither outwardly nor in the way they work remotely resemble a pump. The cost of these cans is quite high, and they are suitable only for pumping the wheels to the required pressure, which is advisable during cycling and various competitions.
The electric bicycle pump is a 12-volt air compressor that is compatible with both car and bicycle tires. The main advantage of such a device in its portability and the possibility of connection to the car's cigarette lighter.
Recommendations for inflating the wheels of a bicycle
Before you start pumping the wheels, pay attention to the pressure,
If your wheels are completely flat, make sure that during the pumping process of the camera its nipple passes into the hole of the wheel rim strictly vertically. Otherwise, when driving, you can damage it or completely tear it away. Then you most likely will have to completely change the camera. If this happens on the road, you run the risk of being left without a bicycle.