Make certain the valve on the wheel isn't stuck or sticking. I've got one tire that the valve sticks and if I don't burp it when I loosen it to add air, then I do get a significant amount of resistance at the bottom of the pump stroke.
I doubt I could fill my tires with air from a floor pump if I am sitting in my easy chair. <grin> Though I've always been able to pump to a much higher inflation pressure with my floor pump. Even back in the days of skinny tires and rock hard was the defacto pressure to be at.
Last edited by Iride01; 07-04-22 at 11:19 AM.