My girlfriend weighs 95lbs. which means she couldn’t pump up her own tires if she stood on the damn pump. That means I have to do it. No big deal right, I know, until you do it EVERY SINGLE time she wants to ride. You would be surprised at what a pain in the neck it becomes. It’s like cookies, great at first but if you have them every day you get sick of them. Now I know it kills her to have to keep asking all the time because she is a very independent person. Does anyone have a suggestion as to what we can do to allow her to pump up her own tires.
My wife won’t pump her own tires either so I feel your pain. Apparently, it’s rocket science or something.
Not sure if it would work but perhaps you could try a good quality foot pump with a presta adaptor.
Alternatively the guys that make the Lezyne pumps are quite helpful. I met their UK reps at a tri show recently. They have a whole range of floor pumps from compact high pressure to long travel with an easier action. They are not at the budget end of the market but very well made. Drop them an email and ask the question, they may have something in the lineup which could help.
www.lezyne.com (seems to be the US site)
How about you just go out and do it before she ask’s? HTFU and man up.
She could obviously pump up her own tires if she wanted … she’s just letting you know who the dominant person is in the relationship … and it looks like you have figured it out 
Best get YOURSELF a pump that you like since it looks like you’ll be using it a lot!
Dave
Dump her before it’s too late. All that pumping may lead to some upper body mass, which is working against you on the hills.
Just pump the tires and keep your mouth shut or she will find someone else to pump them.
“You would be surprised at what a pain in the neck it becomes.”
In the grand scheme of things that are pains in the neck that your gf asks you to do, this is going to be pretty far down on the list, and I’m sure you are right that most people here would be very surprised at what a chore it is to top off 2 tires, since it takes about 30 seconds.
If you truly can’t be bothered, buy a better pump or get her a $25 compressor.
Having to pump her tires before a ride is much better than having her not ride and nag the hell out of you every time you saddle up. I’m happy to pump tires, mix drinks, etc because my girlfriend loves to ride and it’s something we can do together, though she can pump her own tires and even change a flat on the rear tire! At your gf’s weight, it isn’t like she needs to run 140psi.
You could always trade “services”.
tell her it’s weight training for triathletes.
How tall is your gf??? 95lbs is like nothing…
X 2. Either grow a set or keep pumping the tires and keep your mouth shut. If she treats you good, just pump the tires and shutty :-))
My girlfriend weighs 95lbs. which means she couldn’t pump up her own tires if she stood on the damn pump. That means I have to do it. No big deal right, I know, until you do it EVERY SINGLE time she wants to ride. You would be surprised at what a pain in the neck it becomes. It’s like cookies, great at first but if you have them every day you get sick of them. Now I know it kills her to have to keep asking all the time because she is a very independent person. Does anyone have a suggestion as to what we can do to allow her to pump up her own tires.
My wife is the same way, weights a bit more than your gf. She couldn’t pump her own tires if she wanted to. So…that’s my job. lol
If want to continue to enjoy cookies, just do it. Is it really a big deal?
Ummm, I’m a woman, and I find the idea that there are men who are having to pump up their wives/girlfriends’ tires pretty funny. You know why she doesn’t pump up her own tires? Because you’ll do it. What would she do if she was single? She’d probably figure out a way to get the tires pumped up. I’m married, but I don’t expect my husband to do my bike work - I either do it myself, or go talk to the people at the bike shop and figure it out. I do have friends I ride with who depend on their husbands for all things bike related, and they end up with a degree of learned helplessness that can be pretty exasperating to their training partners.
Hmmm… I will refrain from comment on someone who thinks that pumping up bike tires is “too hard”, but I was probably a child when I last weighed 95 lbs, so I guess I can’t judge…
However, have you looked into a WSD bike pump?
I am a female who glues her own tubulars, and also pumps them up to a proper racing PSI, sometimes by myself and one handed since with my H3s, I need to hold the ‘crack pipe’ adapter with the other hand.
This was very hard but accomplishable with a ‘regular’ floor pump; however, a several years ago I got a Trek/Bontrager WSD bike pump. I usually don’t think too highly of WSD stuff, but this pump allows for less air being pushed in per pump, so essentially, it is easier to push. In other words, someone will need to pump more times to fill a tire, but it is easier to push each pump, if that makes sense. Actually, guys who have used my pump usually end up liking it quite a bit for this reason of filling race wheels to a high PSI with one hand and leaving the other free to hold an adapter, that several have actually gotten one for themselves after using mine (granted, they were roadies with scrawny chicken arms…).
It is just plain blue, so it isn’t like it is pink with flowers all over it or something. 
But, it is also a pretty nice pump… and may be an option for your girlfriend to be able to pump her own tires. Either that, or just feed her a bunch of nutella and she’ll get over 95lbs in no time!
Does she want to pump her own tires? If she can’t use a pump (which I really find hard to believe), buy her a box of CO2 for Valentine’s Day. I think she is exhibiting learned helplessness and that isn’t a good thing. What happens if she wants to ride and you are away? What happens if she gets a flat when she’s out riding? If you go ahead and pump her tires before every ride you are reinforcing her behavior of NOT pumping them.
It’s a give a take thing. For example, this morning I said “can you make me a breakfast burrito?” Now I am perfectly capable of making my own burrito but she gladly did it. So if she asks me in the girly voice that you all learn early on in girl school “can you pump up my tires for me” I gladly do it. I guess it’s kind of a game.
Never mind cookies, if you want to enjoy the other thing…