Tyre Pump / Inflator / Compressor Recommendation

Tyre Pump / Inflator / Compressor Recommendation

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oo7ml

Original Poster:

386 posts

112 months

Thursday 28th October 2021
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Hi,

Can anyone recommend a good Tyre Inflator?

I've searched on Amazon and was surprised to see how cheap they are. I would like something that is quite robust and well made instead of a cheap £20 product... but again, maybe they are fine? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Carbon Sasquatch

4,923 posts

71 months

Thursday 28th October 2021
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Do you have any 18v power tools ? If you have the batteries, then it makes sense to go with one of those.

I have the DeWalt one & it's excellent

andrew

10,090 posts

199 months

Thursday 28th October 2021
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mains or 12v powered ?

oo7ml

Original Poster:

386 posts

112 months

Thursday 28th October 2021
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Thanks guys. Mains is fine.

magpie215

4,593 posts

196 months

Thursday 28th October 2021
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I've just bought the Ring rac900 to replace an aging noisy halfords plastic one

Not loud
Does 100psi
Croc clips straight on car battery.

Very pleased with it seems very good quality.

willy wombat

969 posts

155 months

Thursday 28th October 2021
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I’ve had the Amazon basics inflator - about £26 - for about 3 years and am 100% happy with it (it’s very small but it does the job).

belfry

980 posts

189 months

Friday 29th October 2021
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I bought on of these. Much quicker to inflate a tyre and can be used with air tools too. The ability to blow out dusty from car carpets is very useful. I don't bother with the little 12v inflators now.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hyundai-Electric-Compress...

supersport

4,265 posts

234 months

Friday 29th October 2021
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I have one of these: https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-maintenance/...

I went through a number of foot pumps and electric ones, and all were a bit crap.

I got this for my push bike, but discovered that it is pretty damned efficient at car tyres too, can do a couple of PSI very in a few pumps (matron).

51mes

1,517 posts

207 months

Friday 29th October 2021
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I've given up with the ring range of products, look good initially but break after 10-20 uses just enough to fall out of warranty. In the latest failure the knub that pushes on the tyre valve in the tyre fitting has snapped off so compressor is now useless - yep 13 months old.. That's the 3rd one I've had fail.

Never again..

Zarco

18,491 posts

216 months

Friday 29th October 2021
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supersport said:
I have one of these: https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-maintenance/...

I went through a number of foot pumps and electric ones, and all were a bit crap.

I got this for my push bike, but discovered that it is pretty damned efficient at car tyres too, can do a couple of PSI very in a few pumps (matron).
Yep. Had a similar one for the last 10yrs. Bit of a work out to pump up a car tyre but minimal fuss and it always works.