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Probably a wise thing to do, this forum does get a lot of traffic.
Nice one Charles, you can't be fairer than that, hope that settles it for you Davvey.
Hadn't heard of Airshot until I read this
I want one when they are released and none of this has put me off, so inadvertently Davvey has got you some pretty good publicity especially as I would have skipped past the thread if it hadn't been locked (suspect a few people the same)
Back to OP - Joe Blow and washing up liquid, after using a tube first, works for me Hans Damf on Stans Flow rims
For me the solution isn't really with compressor or model of track pump but in the preparation - get the right amount of tape on the rim for a tight (but not impossible!) fit and then ensure that a large amount of the bead is already seated (which you can do with a decent tyre lever) just leaving the part furthest from the valve in the central well. The stick pretty much any track pump on and pump quickly until it pops on.
(I accept that there are probably some combinations that this probably won't work on BUT in those instances I think I'd be wary of using them as to me that says that they don't work well together and are more likely to burp/leak. IMO of course)
Or you can get something like the airshot which I tend to agree seems unlikely to have caused the aforementioned problems and to some extent allows you to put it all together with less care.
I will be buying an air shot too.... They look great!
taking me to court for liable??
Not heard of that before!
Airshot looks like a great product that I'll be looking into. The soapy water and Joe Blow combo normally works but can be a bit of a faff. Anything to make life simpler is welcomed by me.
I've been waiting for a product like this for a while, so will deff buy one when they become available.
But I do think some of you are being a bit hard on davvey. I can well imagine that using a second fully charged unit to completely "pop" the bead into place could damage a tyre. Loads of times I've had to pump a tyre, especially a dry one, up to its maximum pressure before its completely seated. Sometimes not even then and the washing up liquid has had to come out.
When mine comes I'll use it to get the initial seal, then inflate it gradually with a track pump to completely seat the bead.
Aww come on guys, group hug!!!
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+1 for buying, cant wait tbh, hopefully no more trips to lbs just to get my goddamn tyres up