An air pump for bicycles comprises: an air storage tank 5 for storing
compressed
air which is charged thereinto from a manual pump 30 through tank-charging
passages 43b and 43a; an air-charge valve 44 or
49 for preventing air stored in the air storage tank 5 from reversely
flowing toward the manual pump 30 through the tank-charging passages 43b
and 43a; air passages 43a and 43c which
extends from the air storage tank 5 and which is formed at its tip end with
an air discharge port which charges air into a bicycle tire; and an opened and
closed valve for opening and closing the air passages 43a and 43c.
With this structure, it is possible to provide an air pump for bicycles capable
of swiftly charging a large volume of high-pressure air into a bicycle tire.
