Tyre Inflation

[Dan505]

Oh right, thanks

Hang on..... I don't ride a trumpet

[wiltshire builders]

Don't check or inflate your tyres at a garage. Their gauges are always miles out. Get a decent foot pump and a separate gauge.

[Dan505]

got a foot pump with built in gauge already but didn't think it would be up to the job

[jonneyflame]

check flee bay:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CHROME-90-...#ht_2977wt_731

[Dan505]

Cheers JF i just didn't these exsisted

[lolliver]

Sorry for the thread bump! I bought one of these chrome valve extension things on Amazon for my back wheel, will I be safe to leave it on the wheel permanently?

@Dan505, it works really well by the way, works exactly as expected =)

[Nooj]

I personally wouldn't leave it on a rubber valve stem, there's a chance it could pull the valve out of the tyre as you're riding along, or cause the rubber to stress-crack and leak.

Just keep it under your seat and use it when need be. And you'll be OK using garage tyre inflators purely as inflators, as long as you use a quality pressure checker rather than trusting the garage one.

[Snowy]

Same as with Nooj - take it off after use. It will unbalance the wheel as well if you ride with it on.

[lolliver]

Makes sense, I suppose if it twists while I'm riding and gets stuck in the brake assembly I'll be a bit buggered ;D

Cheers for the advice! Incidentally what's wrong with garage pressure gauges?

[Scotty]

Garage Airline Gauges are notoriously inaccurate! Like Nooj says, they are fine for getting an amount of air into your tyre, but use a proper pressure gauge for actually setting the pressure (so over-inflate a bit with the garage line and then use your own gauge to drop the pressure to where you want it) 8-)