A new Indiegogo funded new product claims to be able to take care of all your bike related inflation needs, from tyres to shocks, by storing up to 725psi of air pressure in a bottle you carry with you on your bike.
But that’s not all – oh no. If that wasn’t terrifying enough the new device called the Bimp Air actually charges itself up as you ride.
The device attaches to your front wheel and as you ride the device pumps itself up to a whopping amount of air pressure. No more pumping up of tyres by hand – now you simply attach the hose to your tyre; press the detona… er.. inflate button and simply close your eyes and hope nothing goes wrong.
The inventors are looking for a $50k to get the production line rolling.
The crowdfunding campaign page states, ‘Once you will use it, there is no turning back as you are going to enjoy it so much!’. We are not so convinced that we’d ‘enjoy‘ riding around with 11 litres of air compressed to 725psi however.
Here’s slick video making compressed air canisters look completely safe.
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Here’s the complete press release..
After 3 years of research and development, the company from Beziers, South of France, Production Functional Factory announces the launch of its Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bimp-air-a-new-way-to-manage-the-air#/ for its innovation Bimp’Air Capsule: this independent, portable and refillable compressed air system make it possible to inflate tires, adjust forks and shock absorbers, and to inflate tubeless tyres… or how to answer all the cyclist’s needs in one tool. Even more innovative, Bimp’Air Capsule can be refilled by the energy created while riding.
Bimp’Air, a revolution in the air of inflation!
Because he was tired of manually re-inflating the wheels of the entire family before enjoying the weekly ride, Marcello Aghilone had the ingenious idea 3 years ago to create a system of complete, fast and powerful inflation… supported by the energy produced by the cyclist to create the air the bike needs.
From this idea is born Bimp’Air: a new system of miniature air compressor, rechargeable and reusable infinitely. Presented as a high pression capsule (50 bars), the capsule contains 11 liters of compressed air. This capsule makes it possible to re inflate tires, to adjust forks and shock absorbers, and to inflate tubeless tires in a few seconds.
With only one tool, all the bike’s air needs are covered. Once installed, this capsule is rechargeable as many times as wished thanks to a miniature air compressor, at the heart of Bimp’Air’s technology. The system is composed of a capsule, a miniature air compressor and an energy convertor.
Bimp’Air, a system to re inflate tires, that starve for air!
Bimp’Air is available in two products, to give the cyclist the choice of two options to recharge: ORIGIN offers a resolutely innovative recharge through the bike’s energy convertor: very simple to assemble on the bike’s nose wheel, and without any additional tool. Then you just have to clip the compressor to it; in the space of 6 minutes, moving at 15 km/h, the capsule will be completely refilled. Pack ORIGIN : 299 €
E-WAY is fitted with an electric base: the base can be operated by plugging into a power socket or a cigarette lighter to recharge the capsule in a few minutes. It has a charging indicator and automatically stops once the capsule is at 50 bars. Pack E-WAY : 399 €
Once the capsule is charged, it is then possible to inflate tires, set your air forks and shock absorbers (with a specific adaptor) or even inflate your tubeless tires in less than 10 seconds. With Bimp’Air capsule, the air managing is easier and brings the cyclist comfort and a complete autonomy.
ORIGIN & E-WAY will be available on pre-sale on Indiegogo! The new Bimp’Air system is currently in industrialization phase and the commercialization is expected at the end of the first semester 2016. To support its launch, Production Functional Factory starts its crowdfunding campaign on the website Indiegogo https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bimp-air-a-new-way-to-manage-the-air#/
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What could possibly go wrong? I suggest they give it to some Peaks riders to test on rocky descents!
Does it have optional fins? I would love a 725psi bottle rocket 🙂
Three hundred euro! No thanks.
300 euros buys a lot of co2 canisters…
This was at the Birmingham bike show last year, and I thought then it looked like an (ugly) solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. Seems like I’m not the only one as they haven’t any backers on Indigogo after 2 days.