Pump

[The Jogger]

Is there any reason why this couldn't be used for cycle tyres

http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20091012.p.Mini_Compressor.ar6


or a less powerful one

 

[HLaB]

Its a bit big to carry on your frame! but seriously when I was a kid I used the electric pump at the pfs a few times, so I can't see the problem it has a pressure gauge.

 

[The Jogger]

Yeah, I thought it would be handy to use at home, I have a cheap track pump that's a bit iffy....

 

[the_bing]

good idea, anything that saves elbow grease. i've got a honking big compressor in my workshop (i'm a mechanic) and i only use a hand pump on the road/trail

 

[The Jogger]

That's it then, I'll get it tomorrow.
Cheers All

 

[ASC1951]

good idea, anything that saves elbow grease.

I'm a bit of a tree-hugger, so I would say it is morally wrong to use a power pump at home. I saw someone yesterday using a power blower on 50 yards of cable to shift leaves off his path when he could have done it just as quickly with a garden brush and done himself some good as well.

At only £4.99, how accurate will the Lidl product be? It claims a max pressure of 250 psi so you might find your £25 Contis disappearing with a bang.

 

[manalog]

I have a battery powered pump for my car and it works perfectly well on my 700c tyres and I normally pump them up to 130 PSI. I think the tyres blowing up using car pump is a myth and spread around by people who hasn't used them, maybe I'm wrong. Anyone here used a pump from the Petrol Station? I don't want hearsays ;-)

 

[Woz!]

I always used to use the pumps at the petrol stations until they started getting stroppy about it.
Never had a problem. Maybe the issue is that bike tyres go to much higher pressure than car's so it might wear the pump's seals?

 

[manalog]

I always used to use the pumps at the petrol stations until they started getting stroppy about it.
Never had a problem. Maybe the issue is that bike tyres go to much higher pressure than car's so it might wear the pump's seals?

There you go an actual Petrol Station pump user, no issues .