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Sounds like you might be trying to connect a presta value to a pump that's schrader only. Is your valve skinny with a little round piece you have to unscrew before you inflate it? You should be able to get an adapter from a bike shop so you can use the pump. They're very cheap. I've had the same one in my toolbox for probably 40 years.

Hello


I haven’t bicycled for a whole year. Today I got up the courage to try to get my bike ready to ride. My tires were flat but I was able to pump up the rear tire, using a tall hand pump someone has posted in the basement bicycle area of my condo building. But I couldn’t connect the mouth of that pump to the “nipple” connector-part of the front tire that lets in air. It sank down into the tire when I tried to connect the mouth of the pump.

Sorry I don’t know correct terminology. Also I’m not in shape to handle extensive rides at present

Many thanks for any advice or assistance Best wishes. Gordon Berry. 847-864-9374

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