My good mountain bike has not been used for three years, so I have to get it out and get it working again. I spent an hour trying to get a tire pumped up. It would start getting filled, then when I pulled the pump off, the air would rush out. I finally figured out one of my kids had used the frame pump (the small pump that fit on the frame) last year, and messed up the insides. It looks like the pump in this page - Fixing a Flat Tire
It fits either a Presta or Schrader valves - but turns out that not only the outside rubber rung has to be reversed, but an inside plastic part has to be reversed in order to go from one to another. I have the thinner Presta and once I fixed the pump, it took less than a minute to pump up the tire.
At least I found a good link on the pros and cons of the two type of valves Presta vs Schrader valves - and it’s true that using a small hand pump like mine for a Schrader valve is hard work. In the end I used an electric pump from the cars’ cigarette lighter, but sadly my kids bike has a slow leak, so that cuts out the plans for bicycling on Sunday.
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I purchased this machine years ago. Big mistake - as many do, I spent the money on the machine, hoping the money would buy the fitness. It’s been sitting around being used as a very expensive bookshelf.
It cost a bundle, but at least it’s well built and can support a mass of weight, not the cheapy midnight TV special - three payments of $29.95 - figure on spending $2000. It uses large rubber resistance bands and avoids some of the dangers of free weights.
For a picture see Soloflex - its the big unit in the top right and came with leg extension and and butterfly attachments.
Since I could never get my money back - there is no point in trying to sell it. It does enable me to work muscles that I can’t do easily using anything else, I though I’d start to use it again today. The problem is I don’t have a great location and have to move stuff each time to get to it. Anyway I did some workouts on it, and will return sometime.
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Homemade Exercise Equipment ==> Homemade Fitness Equipment
Plans and instructions for building equipment out of supplies available at hardware stores. Great for those on a limited budget and/or with limited space.
- PVC pipe and thread iron pipe - available from plumbing supply store and large hardware store
- 2×4 lumber - available from lumber suppliers
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