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As above, looking for a cheap air compressor with a big "whoosh" of air to pop tyres on to the rim. Anyone got any suggestions?
I though this looked ok and is about as much as I wanted to spend......
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000W08QZY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
More effective for cheaper would be great.
......and have just realised the above compressor doesn't have a plug. Back to the drawing board but about that budget...ish
To be honest that looks like it'll have less whoosh than a track pump. I reckon you'll need to spend £100 plus to get a decent compressor. Mine was about £120 but does the job, first time everytime so I figure it's money we'll spent. Have a look at Sealey tools.
I got one from aldi a couple of years ago, think it was about sixty quid with some tools
Works well enough but its a monster - weighs a ton
Eargh..
Spray some lighter fuel/carb cleaner in tyre and light. Instant pop
Better to use a little and a couple of goes rather than bucking in a sheb load and having to wait for orbit
Have a look at your local machine mart, paid about £80 for mine, came with a paint sprayer thingy and airline to do my tyres
Aldi & LIDL do regular bargains. But only once / twice a year.
Otherwise MachineMart. Or Screwfix. Or for cheapskate search for Ghetto on here.
The key thing isnt pressure - it's capacity.
So this is good:
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/ranger-24
This is better:
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/ranger-54-oil-free-air-compressor
As I said - LIDL / ALDI are the bargains. Not because of power - it's the air capacity. You want something that can blast tons of stored air instantly. If the motor has to cut in you are lost. A car tyre pump that gets up to 110 psi isnt as good as a 50L 40psi (I doubt if that exists but you get the drift).
My advice would be to look for a 1.5 HP 25 litre one. I got a jcb one cheap from focus a few years ago. However, the same unit can be had from lots of different brands.
As above- that one will be useless for what you want.
I got an Aldi one a few weeks ago. Brilliant!! Better spec and longer warranty than more expensive models from Machine Mart, Sealy, etc.
Plenty of capacity and pressure.
£100 and another £20 for the accessory kit. This really adds value as I can use the compressor for tyres, cleaning dirt off stuff, spraying the fence panels, ACF50ing the motorbike, etc.
I don't think you will find a cheaper one that will be up for the job.
Why would you want to buy a compressor for fitting tyres?
Just spend the money on some proper tubeless rims (ust) and you can use any old pump.
Have a look at this thread...
http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/ghetto-tubeless-inflator-total-cost-9p
Costco do an excellent small compressor with a vertical tank (small footprint) + a tool kit for £160.
Coke bottle works a treat, but has to be fiizzy bottle to cope,with the pressure you need to use.
BUT, saw a thread yesterday using a Wilko 8L garden water sprayer for about £10 that will do for me from now on.. Cheap as chips, for the amount of time you will be using it.
Aldi had them a couple of weeks ago. If you live near a city centre store or one in a pretty middle class area, they're likely to.have some left.
I got one a while ago far better than the same price from machine mart. The aldi one was proper oil lubricated, my old machine mart one was oil free and couldn't hack a decent amount of use.
Edit: what's the Wilko sprayer hack?
[url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/tubeless-help-please-flows-and-crossmarks ]in this post[/url]
That's for all the comments folks, went up market getto with this bad boy......
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8L-LITRE-GARDEN-TOOL-WEEDS-WEED-WATER-KNAPSACK-CHEMICAL-PRESSURE-SPRAYER-SPRAY?item=251021739447&cmd=ViewItem&_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D7554360285425163554#ht_1534wt_952
I just use a car tyre and one of these http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=40309 to get my tubeless tyres to seat.
Gribs - honest Q - I have one of those hoses in a mini pump (and a spare tyre or 2!).
I cant see how you can attach both sides to a scraeder valves. Or have I missed something.
Thread revival, would this work?
http://www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-dn-8-5-4-5ltr-portable-compressor-240v/22374