Mabman
E*POWAH Elite World Champion
I have noticed watching CycloX races this winter that in the pits there are cordless drill looking tools being used as tire inflators. Knowing that cordless tools are available to just about anything these days I took a trip down Google Ave. and of course came up with a variety of options including a 10 best site: Top 10 best cordless air pump for tires in 2018 review
The ones I saw in the pits looked like there were Metabo based as I recognized the green color. That brand doesn't show up in the above site but there are some that resemble the drill type as seen in the pits. But the one that is attractive to me after looking at the options is the cylindrical type as they are compact and weigh half as much as the drill types at 1lb.. They recharge via AC or 12vDC (car) and are small enough to fit in a back pack easily.
The one I have decided on is this:
It even comes with a presta adaptor which none of the others I could find did. Along with an LED read out and pre-set tire psi/bar to shut off ability.
Another one I considered was a Ryobi drill type model that without a battery is around $30 and I have a Ryobi cordless vaccuum with the right kind of battery. But it doesn't have the 12V option nor presta adaptor and weighs twice as much and it's bulk and weight would not make it as packable. Would be good for pit use though.
I don't expect these type of units to pump up a car tire, although they advertise they will, but for bike tires they should work fine especially because I only inflate to 15psi on my mtb and 35psi for my gravel bikes.
Just curious if any on here have had any experience with this type of tool as it seems like at this time it's an across the pond based concept for bike use, good or bad, before I pull the trigger. TIA!
The ones I saw in the pits looked like there were Metabo based as I recognized the green color. That brand doesn't show up in the above site but there are some that resemble the drill type as seen in the pits. But the one that is attractive to me after looking at the options is the cylindrical type as they are compact and weigh half as much as the drill types at 1lb.. They recharge via AC or 12vDC (car) and are small enough to fit in a back pack easily.
The one I have decided on is this:
It even comes with a presta adaptor which none of the others I could find did. Along with an LED read out and pre-set tire psi/bar to shut off ability.
Another one I considered was a Ryobi drill type model that without a battery is around $30 and I have a Ryobi cordless vaccuum with the right kind of battery. But it doesn't have the 12V option nor presta adaptor and weighs twice as much and it's bulk and weight would not make it as packable. Would be good for pit use though.
I don't expect these type of units to pump up a car tire, although they advertise they will, but for bike tires they should work fine especially because I only inflate to 15psi on my mtb and 35psi for my gravel bikes.
Just curious if any on here have had any experience with this type of tool as it seems like at this time it's an across the pond based concept for bike use, good or bad, before I pull the trigger. TIA!
. I posted the same query on another board and there were several on there that really pumped it up!
