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    Can anyone recommend a good inflater?

    I'd be happy with a foot pump but whenever I see one it only ever seems to go up to 100psi. That wouldn't even inflate my push bike tyres sufficiently, never mind the tyres on the motorbike (which need to get up to 136 on the rear). I'm not sure what cars that would be of any use for either for that matter.

    Most electronic inflaters seem to rely on a connection to a cigarette lighter. Needless to say that wasn't an option on my bike when I bought it.

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    I don't think your motorbike tyres need 136psi!

    Typical big motorbike pressures are 42psi rear, 36psi front.

    A 100psi footpump is plenty.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Badger View Post
    Can anyone recommend a good inflater?

    I'd be happy with a foot pump but whenever I see one it only ever seems to go up to 100psi. That wouldn't even inflate my push bike tyres sufficiently, never mind the tyres on the motorbike (which need to get up to 136 on the rear). I'm not sure what cars that would be of any use for either for that matter.

    Most electronic inflaters seem to rely on a connection to a cigarette lighter. Needless to say that wasn't an option on my bike when I bought it.
    err - as said, 36 psi is a typical pressure.


    136psi would very likely blow the tyre off the rim.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Badger View Post
    never mind the tyres on the motorbike (which need to get up to 136 on the rear).
    errrr....

    136 centimeters of mercury is 26.3 psi.. maybe that?

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    100 psi in his pushbike to, lol.


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    I am looking for the same having just chucked to cheapo pumps out as they failed...

    This looks okay. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MICHELIN-TWIN-...3A1%7C294%3A50

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    Quote Originally Posted by RiceBurner View Post
    err - as said, 36 psi is a typical pressure.


    136psi would very likely blow the tyre off the rim.
    Aha ... I didn't say I had a new prototype model with tyres specially designed by NASA.

    Erm, a very blonde moment there I'm afraid

    I will now slope off and hide somewhere.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danny_Two View Post
    100 psi in his pushbike to, lol.

    You may take the p*ss my friend, but these are the tyres I have on my road bike. Look at recommended inflation on the spec table.

    Continental Cycle Tyres UK

    I'm not totally thick (just 50% thick)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Badger View Post
    Erm, a very blonde moment there I'm afraid
    How you managed to do that I will never know!

    I'd certainly never run a bike at 22 psi having misread 2.2 bar (32 psi), not me, never

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    I got this recently:

    http://www.akautospares.co.uk/products.php?product=BlackSpur-{47}-Rolson-12v-Jump-Start-Air-Compressor

    Handy having a jumpstarter as well as a tyre inflator in one

    I use it pretty regularly for bike, car & mtb tyres, and have used the jumpstarter to wake up the RR after the alarm drained the battery too.

    I can't remember where I ordered it from though - maybe Amazon (not the place in the link anyway)

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    Quote Originally Posted by MAC View Post
    How you managed to do that I will never know!
    I think I was subconsciously assuming that because the motorbike was bigger and heavier than the push bike that the tyre pressures would necessarily be inflated to a higher pressure. Hence I was adding 100 of psi in my head to the actual figures I remembered!

    I have to inflate the bloody pushbike tyres all the time as if they drop below 90psi I'm guaranteed to get a pinch puncture because the roads round here are so sh*t.

    Ahem ... it does show how often I check the tyres pressures on the motorbike though (slap on the wrist expected).

    Hopefully that is and remains the most embarrassing post I will ever log on here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Badger View Post
    Hopefully that is and remains the most embarrassing post I will ever log on here.
    With only 44 posts to your name, I'm sure you will have plenty of opportunity to exceed this one

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    Quote Originally Posted by Badger View Post
    I think I was subconsciously assuming that because the motorbike was bigger and heavier than the push bike that the tyre pressures would necessarily be inflated to a higher pressure. Hence I was adding 100 of psi in my head to the actual figures I remembered!

    I have to inflate the bloody pushbike tyres all the time as if they drop below 90psi I'm guaranteed to get a pinch puncture because the roads round here are so sh*t.

    Ahem ... it does show how often I check the tyres pressures on the motorbike though (slap on the wrist expected).

    Hopefully that is and remains the most embarrassing post I will ever log on here.

    Should check tyre pressures weekly on a motorbike, sensible really...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danny_Two View Post
    100 psi in his pushbike to, lol.


    You would be surprised at what pressure some pushbikes use in their tyres., I'm sure I used to pump mine upto about 120psi when I was time trialing as a spod.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MAC View Post
    With only 44 posts to your name, I'm sure you will have plenty of opportunity to exceed this one
    But don't think we'll forget this Badger

    When fitting certain tyres I've put well over 100psi in to get the buggers seated on the bead.

    Of course I've never forgot to let all that air back out again, nope never done that.

    You can get those mini-compressors with crocodile clips to clamp straight on to battery terminals rather than cig lighter sockets.

    I got mine from the local petrol staion for a fiver thinking it would soon break but it works a treat and I carry it on the bike in my tailpack.
    Last edited by Gregor; 12-05-09 at 20:12.

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