Cannot pump bike tyres
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I wanted to go cycling just now at ECP... but the tyres were deflated and needed to be pumped up first.
I went to a bicycle shop at ECP. No air pump, they said.
I waited half an hour for another nearby bike shop to open. And when I asked, them, they didn't have the hose attachment needed for my tyres.
So I was left with a bike with a pair of quite-badly deflated tyres.... I just pushed my bike home without going cycling by the beach.
^#$#^$#........
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dont know to say u suay or what
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they dont like your face?
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Couldn't you have gone to a petrol station and used the air pump there?
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Nacht.... the nearest petrol station was too far away. I would have to push my bike a pretty long distance.Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:Couldn't you have gone to a petrol station and used the air pump there?
Oh well... I guess maybe I'll go jogging later in the afternoon.
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come back to whine if it rains laterOriginally posted by fudgester:Nacht.... the nearest petrol station was too far away. I would have to push my bike a pretty long distance.
Oh well... I guess maybe I'll go jogging later in the afternoon. 
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*me pushes the hippo into the mud*Originally posted by InnoHippo:come back to whine if it rains later
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Originally posted by fudgester:*me pushes the hippo into the mud*
relax ....... go for a mud facial -
stupid fudgie
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*me puts sliced banana on top of the mud facial mask*
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Hmmm... if you had to push your bike home from the ECP, how did you make it to the ECP in the first place without noticing your tires were flat?Originally posted by fudgester:So I was left with a bike with a pair of quite-badly deflated tyres.... I just pushed my bike home without going cycling by the beach.
^#$#^$#........
Or were the tires sufficiently inflated when you left the house, but lost air on the way to the ECP?
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must u ruin the facial mask?Originally posted by fudgester:*me puts sliced banana on top of the mud facial mask* -
u actually believe they dun have an air pump......a bicycle shop with no air pumpOriginally posted by fudgester:I wanted to go cycling just now at ECP... but the tyres were deflated and needed to be pumped up first.
I went to a bicycle shop at ECP. No air pump, they said.
I waited half an hour for another nearby bike shop to open. And when I asked, them, they didn't have the hose attachment needed for my tyres.
So I was left with a bike with a pair of quite-badly deflated tyres.... I just pushed my bike home without going cycling by the beach.
^#$#^$#........ -
I noticed that they were already deflated when I was about to take my bike out of the door.Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:Hmmm... if you had to push your bike home from the ECP, how did you make it to the ECP in the first place without noticing your tires were flat?
Or were the tires sufficiently inflated when you left the house, but lost air on the way to the ECP?
So I pushed my bike to East Coast Park, fully expecting the bike shops to have air pump facilities there. After all, I've pumped up my tyres there several times before.
I didn't expect one shop to have no pump at all and another shop to have a pump but with no proper attachment mechanism for my tyres. -
Ah, I see. It might be worth investing in one of those portable hand-operated tube-style tire pumps that you can keep at home or mount somewhere on the bike frame.Originally posted by fudgester:I noticed that they were already deflated when I was about to take my bike out of the door.
So I pushed my bike to East Coast Park, fully expecting the bike shops to have air pump facilities there. After all, I've pumped up my tyres there several times before.
I didn't expect one shop to have no pump at all and another shop to have a pump but with no proper attachment mechanism for my tyres.
Do you have special valves on your stems? The ones on my bike are compatible with generic gas station tire pumps. -
get a straw from 7-11 n manually blow to inflate ur tyres.
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I think you must have Presta valves on your bike.
And the bike shops in ECP most probably have Schraeder valve attachment only since rental bikes usually come with schraeder valves...
But then again.. for them to say "no air pump"...
something is wrong. -
i got a footpump from Giant.. if i remember, it's about $12...
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I dunno.... cos it was actually my brother's bike that I was borrowing earlier today. I know nuts about Presta or Schraeder valves or whatever... but I do remember pumping up the tyres at the shops there.Originally posted by Ponders:I think you must have Presta valves on your bike.
And the bike shops in ECP most probably have Schraeder valve attachment only since rental bikes usually come with schraeder valves...
But then again.. for them to say "no air pump"...
something is wrong.
As for the 'no air pump'... yeah, it sounds dumb to me too, but that's what they said. I guess they just don't like the idea of letting outsiders use their air pump. -
u need an adapter.......for thatOriginally posted by fudgester:I dunno.... cos it was actually my brother's bike that I was borrowing earlier today. I know nuts about Presta or Schraeder valves or whatever... but I do remember pumping up the tyres at the shops there.
As for the 'no air pump'... yeah, it sounds dumb to me too, but that's what they said. I guess they just don't like the idea of letting outsiders use their air pump. -
As far as I know... bike shops that i frequent don't really entertain request from "passers-by" needing a pump of their bicycles, balls, toys...
one is because they do not have the attachment.
2nd i believe is out of being a miser... to pump air requires a piston compressor (most bike shop use this).
a compressor takes quite a substantial electricity and at the same time increases wear and tear since the compressor works at its hardest during start ups....
so bike shop rather don't entertain.... -
which bike shop? the one in front of the carpark? nearby to the lagoon? that place cmi
want to use pump must pay 50c...want to use pump to pump soccer ball, must pay $1 because they use different adapters -
bring a chio bu with you next time and he will let you pump anything you want, however you want it.
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chiobu must be in bikini top.Originally posted by dragg:bring a chio bu with you next time and he will let you pump anything you want, however you want it. -
your tires special one?