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if it feels weird and the tyre feels softish I put a bit more air in, if the tyre feels hardish I let a bit of air out.
This is true but when swapping between tyres they have a very different feel so would be good to have a datum to start at and then adjust from there.
Or do all that soft/hard playing, find something that works and when you pump your tyres up, go to the same and ride, without wondering "Are my tyres softish or hardish?"
Or you can go for a ride and find out that your tyres are hardish after you skid out on a climb or lose it on a root, or find out that they're softish after you dink your rim into a rock when you probably shouldn't have.
Has anyone tried sourcing a low pressure guage and replacing the one on their pump? The issue seems to be that guages are accurate in the middle of their range and a typical 160psi or higher pump guage is no good below about 50psi.
The connection on the back looks about the right size relative to the face but is described as 1/8th or 1/4 which seems too small
The very similar to the type of gauge I was going to try.
The ones I can get from work are 0-35psi, a 50mm face and I think a 1/4" gauge fitting.
I am looking to take my track pump apart this weekend if I get a chance to check connections.
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Ah was going to say that the Bontrager scale seemed excessive, but of course this illustrates the difference between gauge and absolute pressures.
Pump up your tyres outside would be my advice - and of course I'd never thought of the fact that fatbike tyres will be more sensitive due to being closer to atmospheric.
Do they have a similar one for altitude corrections?
Ah. So my RennKompressor guage has a thread of about 12mm (1/2"?). I've just replaced the (high pressure) guage on my Silca (which was what got me thinking about this) and that was smaller but i don't think as small as 1/4"
So my RennKompressor guage has a thread of about 12mm (1/2"?)
How have you measured it ?
I suggest you check thread dimensions on a chart before jumping to conclusions as to what the actual thread size it. That could actually be a 1/4" thread...
How have you measured it ?
I suggest you check thread dimensions on a chart before jumping to conclusions as to what the actual thread size it. That could actually be a 1/4" thread...
er, yes. The SKS will be 1/4 and the Silca 1/8th. Now, could you explain to me why a 1/4" thread is around 12mm?
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