What a pain in the ass to pump tires with these things

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  • fart [he/him]
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    1111 months ago

    okkkk, presta sucks and is unnecessary but that is not the case. You just loosen it all the way.

      • pooberbee (they/she)
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        511 months ago

        This might be a dumb suggestion, but if your pump has a little lever on the head, maybe try flipping it? Each valve style needs the pin pressed in at a different depth, so if it’s set to shrader-style, it might not be seating properly on a presta.

          • @BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml
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            211 months ago

            Maybe try flipping it the other way? Idk I’m not an expert but for some reason my old pumps you flip the lever down 90° to lock it but on my newer pumps you flip it straight (so it’s pointing the same direction as the valve, towards the center of the wheel).

            When using a new pump I just keep flipping it differently until it works, and I generally don’t have problems with presta. Not sure if some pumps make you flip it differently depending on the valve type - it seems like they all invent their own way to support both so it’s confusing.

          • pooberbee (they/she)
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            111 months ago

            I don’t do that. That might be a shrader thing, but I think it just bumps it off the presta valve. You also might need to open the valve all the way until it won’t turn anymore.