Inflating tires
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Inflating tires
Is it possible to use a bike pump to inflate the tires on my car? I'm talking about the floorstanding kind that you pump by hand. Anyone tried it before, or am I out of my mind?
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Originally Posted by electro992
Is it possible to use a bike pump to inflate the tires on my car? I'm talking about the floorstanding kind that you pump by hand. Anyone tried it before, or am I out of my mind?
I guess if you had the right attachment, the one that will fit over the valve stem for a car, then you could affix that to the bike pump and use it, but it would still be a hell of a lot of work/labor to pump i think. But i don't think the normal head of the bike pimp will fit over the tire valve stem. I have a small air compressor and picked up the attachment head at home depot, so I inflate my tires at home using the air compressor.
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Originally Posted by electro992
Is it possible to use a bike pump to inflate the tires on my car? I'm talking about the floorstanding kind that you pump by hand. Anyone tried it before, or am I out of my mind?
if youre strong enough.. inflating to 35 psi... by hand will be very very taxing.
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You don't have to use a hand pump. There are good, small, portable air compressors that plug into the cigarette lighter. Of course they will not fill the tire at anywhere near the speed of a gas-station air compressor, but they will easily do 35 psi if you will wait a few minutes.
Interdynamics and other companies make some good ones.........I keep one myself in my trunk.
Interdynamics and other companies make some good ones.........I keep one myself in my trunk.
The common bicycle has a Schrader valve...same as on car tires. Most quality bicycle pumps will accept a schrader or presta valve. As for pumping...I've done it a couple times when the little compressor was dead. On a bike, the twin tube Zefal did 10 psi per stroke, due to the volume on the car tire, it was about 5 pumps per pound. So going from 25-32...har-har. 
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