Inflating rear tire with air pump from gas station

[MisterOh]

Hey all,

I use the air pump at gas stations to keep my tires in the recommended psi range. However, inflating the rear tire is a bit tricky as the hose doesn't easily go into the tire's air plug thing because the rear brakes get in the way. How can I go about doing this more easily??

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Wait, would this work? http://mudflaps.com/i-9458885-air-li...FSXZQgodHWYApg

[sedelen]

I see you got a "G" no chain or sprocket to get in the way should you try from the other side.
I just use a ordinary bicycle tire pump, that way I get the stone cold pressures, I don't have to pay, wait for the compressor to build up pressure, or try to make a good hose to valve connection, and I don't like those funky gauges on the hose which I don't trust anyway.

[tkent02]

$12 or so….

http://www.slime.com/shop/power-sport-tire-inflator-40001/

They work well for bike tires, last a long time.

For car tires, not so much.

[bluewool]

$12 or so….

http://www.slime.com/shop/power-sport-tire-inflator-40001/

They work well for bike tires, last a long time.

For car tires, not so much.

That's the one I carry...

[MisterOh]

$12 or so….

http://www.slime.com/shop/power-sport-tire-inflator-40001/

They work well for bike tires, last a long time.

For car tires, not so much.

$12?! They're going for thirty now.... might as well just get it I guess

[mrbill5491]

That's the one I carry...

I carry about 10 of those C02 cartridges when I'm on a day road trip or something...maybe I ought to get a slime pump.

[bwringer]

I carry about 10 of those C02 cartridges when I'm on a day road trip or something...maybe I ought to get a slime pump.

Good idea. If you have a slow leak, you can still get home safely if you have a pump. With CO2, you're very limited -- it takes four or five just to fill a rear tire enough to ride.

[hds]

I use one of those 90 degrees valve adaptors.

[chuck hahn]

The one at the station I use has a longer rubber hose between the handle and the fitting, so i simply go in between the spokes as close to the hub as I can and bend it...goes right on the stem without any troubles.