This thing is the SHIT. Looks like a cordless drill, but it’s a mini air compressor with a built in digital gauge. You can preset it to auto shut off at up to 40 psi and it will inflate up to 200. Just tried it out on a few different tires and it made quick work of 23 & 28 tires. The 28’s on my commuter were real low, like 25 psi and it got them up to 80 in about 30 seconds. All it needed was a swap in the pump head and it’s golden. I even was able to shove a crack pipe in the new pump head, clamp it down and pump up my H3 effortlessly to 105 psi ( I stopped just because but it was still climbing fast). Can’t wait to break this bitch out at my next cross race.
I have no idea on long term workness, but I’m completely knocked over by this thing. I’ll probably always carry a hand pump with me to races as backup, but it’s a really ingenious idea.
I use it for my car, it pumps car tires up really well, especially at the racetrack when I put the race tires on my car.
What kind of adapter did you use for presta valve heads? The only concern I would have, given the volume of air it pumps, is over pressurizing any 23 or 28 tires.
I cut the original head off and used an older Specialized Smart Head that had been cut off another pump so I could have a dedicated crack pipe pump. It is not a really high volume pump. I tried it on my cruiser with huge tires, almost look like motorcycle tires, and it took a long, long time to raise them 10 psi. If you just watch the gauge you’re not going to blow up tires. Sears makes it look like it is designed for car tires, but it really is the size of a cordless drill and is working off a 19v battery, it’s not anything close to a big air compressor. OK rereading, you have used it for car tires, how long does it take it to raise a high volume/low pressure tire?
Or, you could use the most badasstastic thing ever and set the gauge to cut off at a set pressure. The product description from Craftsman is a little misleading. Anything set below 40psi, you can start pumping and lock the pump on (you don’t have to hold the trigger). It will then cut off when it reaches the preset pressure. Anything above 40, you can still set the pump to shut off, you just have to hold the trigger down until it reaches that pressure.
Huh, ok, I wouldn’t really want to cut off the head, as I use it primarily for my car. I do know about the cut off feature, and the 40 psi limit, and holding the trigger, thanks, though. The best thing about it is that it uses the same batteries as my impact wrench does, so it’s great for using it at the racetrack for cars.
Anyways, I’ll see if I can find an adapter to use it with for presta valves. certainly it would be faster than a floor pump.
yea, as I have the Craftsman set up with a crack pipe as the only head : so it slides right on.
Thanks, I might take advantage of post Christmas sales.
It should have come with a presta adaptor. I’m not sure how well it works though. Cutting the head off is not a big deal, and if you use something like a smart head or dual head, that will work with presta and schreader valves. I’ll try to post a picture when I get my hands on a camera.