Here’s a power tool you don’t need

[jrenaut]

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

[kwarkentien]

@jrenaut 158395 wrote:

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

Ftfy. [emoji41]

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[KLizotte]

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

Don’t do it man!

[huskerdont]

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.

[TwoWheelsDC]

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.

[Birru]

@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.

[anomad]

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.

[anomad]

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!

[KLizotte]

@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.

[Crickey7]

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.

[anomad]

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.

[baiskeli]

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.

[anomad]

@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.

[mstone]

@anomad 158683 wrote:

my inflator has no temperature effect.

I call physics!

[Vicegrip]

@mstone 158691 wrote:

I call physics!

Total BTUs same but sensible temp goes up!

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