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THERE IS A TIRE PUMP IN THERE SOMEWHERE

Once a week I find a bike shop to borrow a floor pump to properly juice up my tires. I don't have many flat tires because I have touring tires, thick tubes, and Teflon inserts. This adds weight but “Walter” is not a racing bike, it’s a truck. 

I maintain one hundred PSI in the rear tire because of the extra weight and about ninety in the front. Tires lose a few pounds of pressure over time. I have a small pump for flats on the road. However it is easier to use a larger floor pump for higher pressures. 

The bike gets sluggish with mushy tires, every little bit helps when you are logging thousands of miles.

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