I currently have one of the little cheap adapters like these but find they're really fiddly to screw on the correct amount to get a decent pressure reading on a gauge without dumping all the air and having to pump them back up again
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Presta-Schrader-Brass-Adaptors-Converter/dp/B00EYG43T0
I've been looking at a few alternatives, not sure if anyone's used any of them as I've heard mixed reviews on some and ideally just want to be able to use them on the end of a standard car tyre inflator for a compressor with a clip on Schrader chuck like this
https://pl.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shipping-6mm-Tyre-air-inflator-Clip-on-schrader-valve-Connector-Chuck-best-tire-air-inflator/1821748785.html
There's the Topeak Super Chuck but it looks as though you have to cut the end of the hose with the clip on chuck and replace it with their tapered end which is a screw on Schrader ... I don't know if you could just use it with a normal schrader chuck
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/topeak-super-chuck-pressure-release-valve/rp-prod4954
The Silca one again wonder the same and I can't remember if it was this one or the Topeak one but I saw a couple of reports saying one of them was really hard to remove from the tyre when you were finished
https://silca.cc/products/silca-17-4-stainless-presta-head
The one that seems the simplest ... it's the same size thread .... would just screw straight onto the inflator replacing what's there. This could be used for Schrader of Presta and could just go from one to the other
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/362024363136
Don't know if anybody's tried anything like that and or knows of a UK seller of them or similar??
I just fitted one of these to the hose so I can do both bikes and motorbike/car
I just fitted one of these to the hose so I can do both bikes and motorbike/car
Cheers for that .... Did you change the end where it screws onto your inflator ... the hose I have on mine has a 9.75mm thread and these are 7.65mm so exactly what I need if I can find one but with the correct size thread.
why do you lose so much air with the screw on adapter? surely most methods involve loss of some air to provide the reading on the gauge. Also interested why you quote the thread sizes as 9.75 and 7.65 as surely they're 10 and 8mm ( nominal ) with either coarse or standard threads so you simply need a cheap reducer like this
in order to use the one that stoner linked to.
Unless you get a decent gauge like the topeak D2 smartgauge as I mentioned you can expect to lose a fair bit of air connecting and disconnecting a pump if that's how you're reading the pressure. With a gauge like that you won't need any adapter either. I'm no expert and maybe I've misunderstood something but hope that helps.
you could also use an inline tapered hose connecter ...peanuts off ebay
Also interested why you quote the thread sizes as 9.75 and 7.65 as surely they’re 10 and 8mm ( nominal ) with either coarse or standard threads so you simply need a cheap reducer like this
in order to use the one that stoner linked to.
Unless you get a decent gauge like the topeak D2 smartgauge as I mentioned you can expect to lose a fair bit of air connecting and disconnecting a pump if that’s how you’re reading the pressure. With a gauge like that you won’t need any adapter either. I’m no expert and maybe I’ve misunderstood something but hope that helps.
Ignorance in all honesty .... I've never been a big DIY person so not used to what the sizes would commonly be referred to but the original link quotes it as the same as me so at least I'm not alone 🙂
I struggle to get a a reading using one of the classic silver pencil pressure gauges but it's more when I try and pump the tyres up that I'm getting the air loss, it seems there's a crucial amount to screw the little adapters on so they actually work but I guess don't let air come back down and leak around the side ... hard to describe without writing an essay but you'd instantly see if you were next to me when I did it.
Longer term just to get a quick reading I had discovered the Topeak D2 this morning and will probably get one at some stage but initially am after something that will also connect to put air in more easily ... and yes your comments have helped at least I know what thread sizes I should be looking for now.
got the inline as well thank you and may be the easiest option!!
There's a secondary place I could screw it into which is 1/2" ... is 8mm = 5/16" in which case this would work??
https://www.lampspares.co.uk/reducing-bush-brass-1-2-to-5-16
Our adaptor came with the Aldi airline kit. Its a big brass thing that the hose clamps to and it just pushed onto the valve stem.
5/16 is just under 8mm and as it's imperial rather than metric I don't know whether it would be a perfect fit.you also need to know the thread pitch (fine or coarse) . If I were you I wouldn't bother about an exact reading anyhow ..it'll be near enough and after the initial connection the air loss comes from the pump end when disconnecting. Also different gauges read differently anyhow.I personally have just as much fun whether I use a gauge or thumb test ( despite it being inaccurate) An easy way is pump the tyres up a bit too hard then ride a bit ..let some air out and try again then repeat until you have the right feel and you're not getting snake bite flats or bashing the rim if tubeless.Once you know that you can measure the pressure and keep it near that figure by an occasional check.hth
I bought one of these - cut the old head off, push the hose in and tighten the plastic nut.
As Greybeard, that SKS head is great. I have that in place of the cheap head on my car tyre inflator.
Well spotted kaiser - I'm beginning to suspect eBay is tweaking prices the airlines do. The one I linked was the cheapest of the six eBay showed me, although it was more than I remembered paying for mine. Now, when I look at your link, there are lots at the low price.
Cheers for the suggestions I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with the SKS head ... does anyone know what diameter hose it'll take up to??
I got a cheap BBS head like the SKS, snipped old head off and fitted it. Works very well but pressure gauge isn't accurate so I go by feel.
I have the single valve SKS Hose and head on my track pump...works very well with schraedar valves but presta seems to leak air back into pump.
Unsure how to fix that so I have to pump very quickly...works but I should have gone for the multihead instead.
don’t buy the one he linked to though …the same one is £12 less here
Ordered this yesterday thinking at that price it'd be snail mail and originally their delivery said 27th .... it arrived toady, great service at a very reasonable price so cheers for the link!!!
Just waiting for some hose to arrive ... hopefully tomorrow and can give this a try.
thanks for the heads up on the SKS head, got one on amazon for £6.50.
pliers snipped off my old hose on the gage and head screwed on perfect.
always did my head in as air leaked around the brass adaptor ..
cant wait to test tubeless..