How hard is it to get a decent air chuck adapter for a disc? Can someone point my in right direction here? Tired of wasting $.
Thank you!
Silca disc adapter https://silca.cc/products/disc-wheel-mini-chuck
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Hard to beat a Hiro locking head… it’s expensive, but not needing another hand is worth a lot (to me)
Hard to beat a Hiro locking head… it’s expensive, but not needing another hand is worth a lot (to me)
Yup, I bought the Silca version (during a sale at least).
Not sure if when you say air chuck you mean an actual fitting for an air compressor, or for a regular pump. But if for a compressor I use a generic one from autozone, cut the stock piece off the hose and jam a crackpipe in there instead. you may have seen it in action in transition at several ironman races last season at the neutral support tent.
I have a Silca adapter and it works great. Twice this year I’ve tried to buy another disc adapter, different brands each time, so I’d have a back up. Each of those other adapters turned out to be crap. So I still don’t have a back up.
How hard is it to get a decent air chuck adapter for a disc? Can someone point my in right direction here? Tired of wasting $.
Thank you!
X4 - Silco Hiro is the best one out there but it is pricey.
Yep, it is perfect
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Another vote for the Silca Hiro from me.
How hard is it to get a decent air chuck adapter for a disc? Can someone point my in right direction here? Tired of wasting $.
Thank you!
X4 - Silco Hiro is the best one out there but it is pricey.
Holy Shit!
A $100 for this? I have used a crack pipe for years and I haven’t had any problems with it. I can’t believe how much that Silco cost, must be amazing.
How hard is it to get a decent air chuck adapter for a disc? Can someone point my in right direction here? Tired of wasting $.
Thank you!
X4 - Silco Hiro is the best one out there but it is pricey.
Holy Shit!
A $100 for this? I have used a crack pipe for years and I haven’t had any problems with it. I can’t believe how much that Silco cost, must be amazing.
Yep it is super pricey and cheaper ones work as well. I also have a cheaper rec but I find myself on race morning, when in a tizzy, that it is just more reliable. Now that I have tubeless and too little pressure causes bead to fall off, it is even more valueable. The last thing I need is my tubeless setup coming undone with a botched chuck placement, and the ease of the lock mech is really nice and helpful.
Is it necessary no, is it expensive heck yes, but this is not $280 Roka Aviators sunglasses either. A little more function out of this IMHO. It has been my one Silca splurge over the years unless you count the tubeless tape and valves.
I see your point. I definitely would not want a bead to fall off on race morning. That would just add unnecessary stress, so I can see the value of having one of these if you’re running tubeless.
I had never seen one of these until you posted it. It was price shock at first, but I understand why you prefer it now.
x2 on the Silca Disc Adapter.
I think the Silca Hiro is awful. Big, clumsy, and with a fiddle factor.
Totally agree on disliking the Hiro. I bought it because of all of the positive things I’ve read but I have been disappointed. Maybe it’s just user error and my engineer brain can’t understand the logic of putting the bulky mechanism with a lever inside the small cut out on a Super 9. It’s fine for general use but a PITA for the disc.
I use the Silca Disc adapter but don’t really love it either.
On the todo list: adapter for the xlab nanoflator so I can use it with the floor pump. I think this co2 inflator is great and it’s crying out to be used with the floor pump for the super 9. (note: nanoflator gets mixed reviews but I’ve had very positive experiences with it)
-Rekabdot
I have the KCNC Pump Head and it works great. Same basic mechanism as the Silca Hiro and the Hirame pump heads, but less than half the price. Since KCNC is in Taiwan and doesn’t have super wide US distribution, it seems that eBay is the easiest source. http://www.ebay.com/itm/KCNC-AL7075-Presta-Valve-Bike-Pump-Connectors-For-Floor-Pump-Hose-/121526358673
I use it with my disc all the time and it works perfectly.
Silca disc adapter https://silca.cc/products/disc-wheel-mini-chuck
This works for me too.
The silca hiro does not work with a super 9 from what I remember reading. You have to use the standard disc adaptor from silca which works perfectly fine.
The one that comes with Lezyne pumps (Speed Chuck) seems to work reasonably well for me. It doesn’t blow off (i.e., it’s one handed) If properly seated.
The silca hiro does not work with a super 9 from what I remember reading. You have to use the standard disc adaptor from silca which works perfectly fine.
The issue is not with the Hiro and the Super9. It’s with the Hiro+Super9+Vittoria latex tubes.
Vittoria latex tubes have 53mm valve stems, which are too long for you to fit the Hiro inside. I use Vredestein latex tubes (buy them on ebay) with 42mm stems for this reason. But if you don’t use latex tubes - or don’t use Vittoria latex tubes - you won’t have an issue. It’s strictly related to the length of the valve stem on that tube with the Super9.
I do the same as Rappstar, I have the Silca Hiro V2 chuck
http://www.trisports.com/silca-hiro-side-lever-locking-presta-chuck.html
And use the short valve latex tubes with my super 9, no issues at all.
Forget all the other adapters, just get the above Silca, works perfect, hands free. I just leave it on my pump full time now and use on every wheel. That way I don’t lose it.