Air compressor for bike tyres

psalliss · 28 Nov 2013 at 18:31

Just bought a air compressor from local tool shop on offer with kit for inflating tyres. Now just read a few things that seem to suggest you can't use it for inflating bike tyres. Can anyone clarify whether compressor is fine for road bike tyres?

touch · 28 Nov 2013 at 18:38

Probably not.
A car tyre (which i assume is what it's designed for?) takes 20-30psi.
A road bike tyre needs over 100psi.

Bigsy · 28 Nov 2013 at 18:42

I would guess so, my ciggy lighter car tyre compressor thing is fine upto 250psi.

It's presta so I don't use it on my road bike but it pumps my mtb shocks upto 200psi no probs.

psalliss · 28 Nov 2013 at 19:03

The compressor does inflate upto 116 psi so pressure is fine it was more will it inflate them too quickly. It does have a inflater gun attachment with it

http://www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-8...0v/48089#product_additional_details_container

Vonhelmet · 28 Nov 2013 at 20:25

How fast are you expecting it to go? People use those little co2 canister inflaters which are pretty quick.

psalliss · 28 Nov 2013 at 20:33

Vonhelmet said:
How fast are you expecting it to go? People use those little co2 canister inflaters which are pretty quick.

I just presume that due to being quite powerful it will put a lot of air out on each press of trigger and been suggested that could over inflate tyre and blow it

arknor · 28 Nov 2013 at 20:41

psalliss said:
I just presume that due to being quite powerful it will put a lot of air out on each press of trigger and been suggested that could over inflate tyre and blow it

I'd imagine this test it on a inner tube that's not installed in tyre

Vonhelmet · 28 Nov 2013 at 20:51

Better to do it in a tyre you don't mind losing. Outside a tyre isn't going to be representative of what it's like inflating it in the proper place.