I've tested the Airshot on numerous tyres up to and including 3.0 plus tyres, all of which have been inflated perfectly, if not first time, then very quickly after. Once charged, a simple switch sends the air into the tyre and within a couple of moments you have the desired result. My high volume pump would get well over a hundred, but isn't designed to go any further. Inflation is easy, but you'll need a high pressure track pump to get up to the top end of pressure. The Airshot is a simple beast, just a bottle with valve on the top, a switch, and a hose to connect to your tyre.
It's a neat and compact system designed to make ones life easier. The Airshot is a metal canister which is inflated by a track pump, then when sufficient pressure is stored, a simple valve releases the air into the tyre. Now my long preamble takes me to the product in hand, which is designed especially for those who don't have a shed, or any shop skills, or just want a solution delivered to their door in a tidy package. Simple but effective, the Airshot makes things better. Other more advanced options I've see included a re-purposed fire extinguisher and even a old metal pipe.Īirshot Tubless Inflator. Coke bottles were adapted to act as a container for a few hundred PSI and ta-da, tyres could be fired on in minutes. The solutions to these problems came in the form of practical folk who disappeared into their sheds, found some tools and valves and made themselves bottle rockets. Now tyres and rims have got much better, and many good tyres will inflate with a decent track pump, but given half a chance a tyre will always try and make your life hell, especially on the morning of a big ride or race!
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Washing up liquid, zip ties, swearing, old inner tubes, all of these still fill my nightmares. Bike shops had compressors to do the job, but the poor home mechanic had to come up with innovative ways to get tyres onto rims. Sealant, tape and pumping like a lunatic were all part of the ritual. Unfortunately, behind every successful installation of a tubeless system was a story of pain, agony and despair. No more pinch flats, lower pressures, more grip, the world of tyres looked rosy. The rims and tyres developed at speed, and the mountain bike world took to the new technology as fast as possible. Tubeless inflation has traditionally been a right faff.
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