Pump it up

[BigCol]

Does anyone rate this jobbie from the Aerostich site:

12 Volt Air Compressor

Sometimes when there is some serious inflating to be done, hand pumps can get to be more of a workout than some people would like. As when filling the just-repaired 200-section meat on the back of your buddies’ hyperbike. The compressor includes a cigarette lighter power cord which stores inside the device and adapter tips for things like footballs and stuff you would normally blow up with your lungs like mattresses. Top pressure is 150 psi and the unit is claimed to fill a medium-sized car tire in 5 to 8 minutes, which means motorcycles should go a little quicker. If you’ve been wanting a 12 volt air compressor, this is the best of its kind we’ve seen. 9" x 3" x 2.5", 23 oz.

CAT. NO. 4504 $ 30.00


I need a decent pump for my upcoming trip and am too lazy to huff & puff

regards

Colin

 

[Tarka]

I wouldn`t be arsed with it myself. A guy in work bought a mini 12v compressor,probably the same thing,and proceeded to give us all a demo in the car park,on his freshly deflated car tyre. The bastard thing took so long to get even to half pressure that he changed the wheel instead of waiting. The quoted 5-8 minutes
is a fooking long time,and that`s if it is actually that time,and not longer.
Take some CO2 bottles,and a hand/foot pump.


And if you DO end up buying a 12v compressor,don`t forget to fit a matching socket to yer bike,or change the unit`s plug to match yer bike.

 

[imobu]

What Tarka said I got one, loads of noise does the pressure but had the volume of a knats fart, useless for tyres. Get a high volume low presure job for air beds £5.

 

[BigCol]

Thanks for the reply chaps. Manual it is...

 

[rdover]

I've got one for my 4x4 comp car. It cost £90 inflates to 240psi and gets a 31" x 10.5" tyre to 30 psi in 5 mins. Most cheapies can be runs for up to 10 mins at a time before they need to be left to cool, mine can run for 40 mins!

It would tatter a bike battery in 30 secs! My car has 2 truck sized deep cycle gel batteries (>300 Ah)

Yeah, buy a double cylinder fott pump and smile - alll that foot action burn calories you know.

 

[BigCol]

Thanks for the helpful reply rdover

 

[MikeO]

Bought a cheapie (£5 if I remember correctly) about 5yrs ago. When I was preparing the bike for crating, I saw it on the shelf and though 'Why not?', as I had the room. Good decision - VERY good. It might take a little while, but when you're in the middle of nowhere with the 3rd puncture of the day, it's worth its weight in gold...

Mike

 

[Frank Warner]

If you think it takes less time to pump up a tyre manually than with one of the small compressors .. well your fitter than me. And certaily a lot more energetic. While the pump is fillin the tyre you can be having a drink and packing the tools away.
I'd only use a manual pump for low pressure stuff - the electric pump then takes over for the hard stuff.

 

[Timolgra]

Bought a cheapie (£5 if I remember correctly) about 5yrs ago. When I was preparing the bike for crating, I saw it on the shelf and though 'Why not?', as I had the room. Good decision - VERY good. It might take a little while, but when you're in the middle of nowhere with the 3rd puncture of the day, it's worth its weight in gold...

Mike

Totally agree but the quality of these pumps is so variable that it's worth testing them out on a flat before relying on them in earnest, I had a £5'er that luckily I didn't need in the middle of nowhere, just as well!! Also had one of the smallest mountain bike pumps, equally useless.

But use one of Halford's that has a lamp attached for work on van, trailer, ride on mowers etc and it works a treat.

Tim

 

[Jon]

Hein-Gericke do a small one for £19, which includes alligator clips and euro socket cigarette lighter attachment.

Weighs 800g, dimensions 14x6.5x16cm

Part No.s 29000071 / 29000111

 

[schnauzer]

I've got a halfords one, but its bad enough at blowing up balloons, let alone a bike tyre. I use co2 carts and an average sized mountain bike pump

 

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