Living in Germany for almost 2 years now and still can’t quite figure out how to pump my bike 📷

I’ll post my tire, pumper and the adapter I use:

[https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/923/lr0x2T.jpg](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/923/lr0x2T.jpg)
[https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/ui6bgR.jpg](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/ui6bgR.jpg)

The problem is when I insert de adapter into my tire, it begins to quickly deflate. So after I manage pumping it, I have to remove the adapter and the same problem from before happens again, the tire empties fast.

So I can never quite fully fill the tire.

Any tips would be most helpful!

Thanks and have a great weekend

2 comments

  1. Your friendly local Fahrradladen can give you better advice, and I can’t quite make out the type of valves from the photos, but:

    > The problem is when I insert de adapter into my tire, it begins to quickly deflate.

    You never should have to put an adapter on the valve. Either fasten the adapter to the pump (so if you remove the pump, the valve closes; then you can pump it up fully and loose basically no air when removing it), or, if that doesn’t work with your pump, find a pump that doesn’t need an adapter.

  2. Looks like a normal Schrader Valve to me.
    With various different pumps i have never needed an adapter for this valve type.

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