DFW_Tri wrote:
I gave up on the Silca disc adapter and just used a regular pump which slighlky bent my disc, but it was a plastic disc cover so I didn't care all that much. It very well may be user error, but I have found the disc adapters virtualy worthless. Here are my requirements
(1) must work without multiple hands
(2) must fit disc with hole on only one side (like my HED) with zero risk of scraping or bending disc
(3) must be a plug and go solution, be secure and work-sounds silly but I have tried several adapters that I could never get to work--that very well may be user error but if I can't stick it on, pump and fill my tire without holding the adapter onto the valve, then I'm calling that a manufacturing design flaw ratehr than user error.
I use a Silca Disc Adapater on a HED disc. It works perfectly to any pressure. The only caveat is that whomever installed it put the gasket in upside down so that it wouldn't stay on the valve stem hands free. Took me a couple weeks to figure that out. My vintage Silca disc adapter was working much better than the new one! Unthread, flip the gasket and now it works perfectly hands free. Jam it on and the first rush of air locks it into place. I keep it on a Ryobi 18v inflator for the other 90% of the year and it gets used on every bike I have. If you still have yours, maybe try flipping the gasket around? See how one end is narrow and the other is open? It won't seal if the narrow end is on the wrong side.