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Compressed air can for bicycles? |
all ciclysts know that flats are our enemy, so we carry a flat tire kit to fix'em, without the air we end up with ... a flat tire!! I've been looking all over the internet for a can of compressed air for bicycles but there seems to be none. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places and if I am can someone shed some light on this? I hate the "fix a flat" cans they sell in retail stores, they are way too messy and overtime eat away the rubber in the tires. I have looked into these CO2 cans and I wasnt impressed, the ones I looked at were marginly heavier than my pocket rocket pump, so I dropped the idea(I'm a Roadie and weight is everything! - lol) I think GT Rider rides MTBs, and that would be the only sort of bike suitable for slime, I certainly wouldn't trust it. EDIT: Must be a geographical thing, cos most people I know carry pumps! The pocket rocket is pretty securly attatched by a fitting placed under the bottle cage. Horses for courses!! There are CO2 pumps that you can use. I personally don't like them much, but they can be handy if you're on a race and don't want to spend too much time pumping a hand pump. i never use tire patch kits. in my opinion, they take to much time. i just carry a spare tube and CO2 can in my seatpost bag. i bough a Geniune Innovations co2 inflation kit for $30. it comes with the inflator and 3 12g cans, each can pump up a mtb tire to high pressure. they are very small an can fit in your backpack easily. try one of these: http://www.jensonusa.com/store/sub/292-p... theres something for any budget. there are no compressed air cans only CO2 balloons that you attach on the valve, use slime, it will make the bike a little heaver but it is worth it, Everyone I know uses CO2 cartridges with an inflator. Pumps are clumsy to carry and seem to fall off all the time. http://www.performancebike.com/shop/sub_... The correct tool is either a handheld pump or a CO2 inflator (12g or 16g cartridge type). Using "compressed air" in a can, like the stuff used to clean off computer keyboards won't work becuase there isn't enough air volume to pressurize the tube/tire correctly. I carry both, most of the time ... unless I'm racing. Then it's only the CO2 inflator (for weight reasons - and because there's usually a support car not too far behind me). The pump is handy for longer trips, or when traveling as a group (like a chairty ride), because you can be sure there will be enough flats between the bunch of riders that someone will need more air than there are cartridges. And carry a spare tube ... I do the patches afterward, when I'm at home and can make sure the patch seats correctly. |
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