Dear all,
I have one of these - mainly to make going tubeless far easier. Which is does. As my local bike shop quoted 15 quid inflate one tyre, it also seems a sensible investment.
Now, one issue, it comes supplied with tools - which are not of the greatest quality. The inflation tool and gauge are fine, but as i get towards 40psi, most of the air seems to be leaking out from the compressor tool, and the adaptor on the valve...
Is this a common problem, or am I doing something wrong?
Or should I be looking at replacing with a better inflator set up ....
I don't have any experience with that compressor, but most inflators are really designed for car use, around 30psi. Park make a lovely one for bike use, but it's not particularly cheap.
chop the head off
fit a locking pump head like off of a track pump onto the end.
improves it no end.
I have one of [url= http://www.prestaflator.com/ ]these[/url], does the job.
chop the head off
fit a locking pump head like off of a track pump onto the end.
improves it no end.
This. You can cut through the schraeder tubing that you've got and stick a track pump head on there. One of these will push straight on and makes it much better to use. Better than a Prestaflator and far cheaper.
If you've still got air leaks you might need to seal all the connections with Teflon tape (try eBay).
I have one of these, does the job.
It sort of has one of those already, but a poor quality version ....
Tis ironic - it will seat tubeless - but then I need a Joe Blow pump to get it to 40 psi!
Something's not right, mine holds 8bar/120psi, are you sure it's not leaking from the condensation drain underneath the main compressor body?
The compressor in fine - it's holding pressure ...
It's just the tyre inflator that is rubbish!!
The shutoff valve on the end of the hoses causes constant issues IME. I just keep replacing them or removing the tool when I'm not actually using it.
The wee Stanley compressor I have has needed the switch, the blow-off valve and the pressure sensor replaced on in (in 3 years).