I have a cheapy compressor ( screwfix, I think) - that gets used only for inflating tubeless tyres. But the incredibly cheap and nasty tools that come with it are just that!
The tyre inflator leaks like a sieve - and annoyingly, if you get it just right, it woks like a dream. Getting it positioned just right can be a PITA.
Does anyone have any recommendations of an upgrade - Amazon /Ebay seems full of ones around 12-15 GBP that look similar. Then there is a big jump up to the ones that look like the air lines in petrol stations - but the start at 50 GBP.
Do I buy a 12 quid one and wait until it breaks , or buy something better?
Any experiences?
Prestaflator.
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Assuming you only want to do presta valves.
#Edit: to add to that - they do lots of adapters, add ons etc that fit schrader / petrol station type units. Presaflator Pro is great. Prestaflator Eco - just means cheaper i think.
Pick what you want - some dont come with guages, some do. Lots of options.
^ it does get used for motorbikes / cars occasionally - so I usually use a presta adaptor
Just buy a better tyre inflated attachment.
Something like this Inflator as opposed the the basic one that came with it (I’m assuming you have the same crappy cheap one that they all come with).
^ yes I am still using the crappy one it came with.
That above is one option ( but on the basis that the compressor only cost 90 quid) - are the 12 GBP ones going to be better than the std one it came with ... or just spend the money on the better one.
When I had access to compressed air system in my old job, I used one of these below, with the wee conical rubber end - fits perfectly into Presta fitting when valve is removed.
6PCS Air Compressor Compressed Air Nozzle Blow Gun Kit Blower Tool Set 1/4inch https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07C3P461Z/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_9KC84KXY2WC0DN92A1A0
I'm just using a cheapie, but with a bike pump head attached in place of the original chuck so it'll do presta and schrader. Lovely.
pretty sure it's this one, I chose it entirely because of the colour, it matches my air hose. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/163371348338?epid=941910866&hash=item2609b0f172:g:1lEAAOSwj2lhhwqf
^ that's a good idea ...
I’m just using a cheapie, but with a bike pump head attached in place of the original chuck so it’ll do presta and schrader. Lovely
Me too.
I have the generic inflator from Screwfix/Toolstation and fitted an SKS head to it that does both valve types.
Rad.
Another frankenflator user here. I cut the old crap one off and fitted one from an old track pump. Much better.
Me too - cheap track pump head from Decathlon to replace the useless one that it came with
Main issue isn't doing presta (and old £2.99 for a pack of 10 does that) it's doing presta with the valve core removed.
Has anyone seen/got something other than a whole bike pump end that works?
Has anyone seen/got something other than a whole bike pump end that works?
The one I linked to above, used it for years.
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The one I linked to above, used it for years.
Ah, sorry missed the
wee conical rubber end
I guess I can use the one I've got if I push it firmly... was more hoping for a 'clamp type' so I have free hands.
Main issue isn’t doing presta (and old £2.99 for a pack of 10 does that) it’s doing presta with the valve core removed.
The hose itself (with the chuck cut off) should press down for a perfect fit on a presta valve with core removed, but it should also be possible to force a presta chuck on to a presta valve with core removed.