Here’s a power tool you don’t need

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April 9, 2017 at 11:09 pm #919280

anomad
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I was watching Scheldeprijs and Roubaix videos this weekend and in one of them saw a team mechanic using a battery powered pump. I immediately went down to Home Depot and got one. 20 bucks, comes with a plastic presta adapter. The gauge goes up to 150psi but I think it would be a struggle. I topped off everything, its awesome. But I will probably cut off the provided head and splice in a decent one that works with anything.

Funny thing is, I enjoy the “exercise” of a floor pump and reject the concept of many power tools (including this one) as useless non-sustainable crap we don’t need… How will I live with my hypocritical self?
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April 10, 2017 at 1:16 am #1069281

jrenaut
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There is no such thing as a bike tool that you don’t need.

April 10, 2017 at 1:56 am #1069284

kwarkentien
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@jrenaut 158395 wrote:

There is no such thing as a power tool that you don’t need.

Ftfy. [emoji41]

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April 10, 2017 at 1:57 am #1069285

KLizotte
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The slippery slope to an e-bike then a motorcycle then a car…..

Don’t do it man!

April 10, 2017 at 12:49 pm #1069290

huskerdont
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I was going to make some crack about that leading to having arms like Andy Schleck. Pumping up tires is about the only triceps work some cyclists get.

April 10, 2017 at 1:29 pm #1069292

TwoWheelsDC
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My tires take like 5 pumps each once a week…I think it’d be more effort to get this thing out, plug it in, pump to correct pressure, unplug it, and put it away.

April 10, 2017 at 3:44 pm #1069302

Birru
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@huskerdont 158406 wrote:

I was going to make some crack about that leading to having arms like Andy Schleck. Pumping up tires is about the only triceps work some cyclists get.

I’ll have you know my noodle arms are aero.

April 10, 2017 at 11:04 pm #1069309

anomad
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It takes the Ryobi 18 volt batteries. If I didn’t already have all that gear it would make even less sense than it already does!

@TwoWheelsDC 158408 wrote:

My tires take like 5 pumps each once a week…I think it’d be more effort to get this thing out, plug it in, pump to correct pressure, unplug it, and put it away.

April 10, 2017 at 11:17 pm #1069310

anomad
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Tell me about it! What have I become???

I love motorcycling almost as much as acoustic motorcycling, but I am scared to death to ride here with all the traffic and need to get rid of it. I’ve helped many cyclists out of a jam out in the sticks when I was on a motorcycle. They are always bewildered to find I am packing bike tools, which work equally well on a moto. Having extra snacks and drinks always makes riders far from the nearest 7-11 happy too. I gave a couple beers to two international cycling tourists in the Owyhee Desert once. They were beyond grateful.

@KLizotte 158399 wrote:

The slippery slope to an e-bike then a motorcycle then a car…..

Don’t do it man!

April 11, 2017 at 12:41 am #1069312

KLizotte
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@anomad 158427 wrote:

I love motorcycling almost as much as acoustic motorcycling, but I am scared to death to ride here with all the traffic and need to get rid of it. I’ve helped many cyclists out of a jam out in the sticks when I was on a motorcycle. They are always bewildered to find I am packing bike tools, which work equally well on a moto. Having extra snacks and drinks always makes riders far from the nearest 7-11 happy too. I gave a couple beers to two international cycling tourists in the Owyhee Desert once. They were beyond grateful.

I don’t suppose I could convince you to follow me around everywhere on your motorcycle? I could pay you in beer.

April 11, 2017 at 1:26 pm #1069320

Crickey7
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I will probably get one, but only because I’ve gotten caught at the airport with flat tires after a 2 week vacation with the fams. The plug-in kind will blow a car fuse in a jiffy.

April 13, 2017 at 1:31 am #1069384

anomad
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It would be super handy for topping off car tires too. I always keep my cars topped off to around 40psi for best fuel economy. The bike van gets even more when its full.

@Crickey7 158439 wrote:

I will probably get one, but only because I’ve gotten caught at the airport with flat tires after a 2 week vacation with the fams. The plug-in kind will blow a car fuse in a jiffy.

April 17, 2017 at 3:32 pm #1069507

baiskeli
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I’ve always scoffed at power pumps because they can blow up tires if you don’t carefully watch the pressure (don’t ask me how I know) but some power pumps now have a way to set the pressure you want and automatically shut off.

April 18, 2017 at 2:25 am #1069542

anomad
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@baiskeli 158646 wrote:

I’ve always scoffed at power pumps because they can blow up tires if you don’t carefully watch the pressure (don’t ask me how I know) but some power pumps now have a way to set the pressure you want and automatically shut off.

No danger blowing anything up with this inflator. It isn’t at all like hitting it with a 150psi air compressor with a decent reservoir. I have spent more time with it now and it struggles as the pressure rises. With the built in gauge you’d have to be pretty dense to overfill something.

That said, I scoff at its ridiculousness. However, I am still seeking out any under inflated thing I can find to use it one. Anything in my sphere of influence that holds air is currently fully inflated.*

*Politicians are not in my sphere of influence and my inflator has no temperature effect.

April 18, 2017 at 1:06 pm #1060391

mstone
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@anomad 158683 wrote:

my inflator has no temperature effect.

I call physics!

April 18, 2017 at 2:38 pm #1069554

Vicegrip
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@mstone 158691 wrote:

I call physics!

Total BTUs same but sensible temp goes up!
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