it's the little things: Cycplus AS2 Pro inflator

[benb]

Are you guys putting these in a bag or jersey pocket or something?

I would be concerned longer term about it breaking from weather exposure I think.

Same thing with a cold-weather issue with the battery.

I don't know. It seems like a strange effort saving thing since it's a tiny effort not needed very often.

It's not like shifting where you do it thousands of times a year.

[eddief]

not to worry.

Originally Posted by benb

Are you guys putting these in a bag or jersey pocket or something?

I would be concerned longer term about it breaking from weather exposure I think.

Same thing with a cold-weather issue with the battery.

I don't know. It seems like a strange effort saving thing since it's a tiny effort not needed very often.

It's not like shifting where you do it thousands of times a year.

[Nomadmax]

Originally Posted by benb

Are you guys putting these in a bag or jersey pocket or something?

I would be concerned longer term about it breaking from weather exposure I think.

Same thing with a cold-weather issue with the battery.

I don't know. It seems like a strange effort saving thing since it's a tiny effort not needed very often.

It's not like shifting where you do it thousands of times a year.

It beats a pump (size wise) for those who run latex or TPU tubes and can't use Co2.

[alexihnen]

I bought one of these and love it. I use it for cyclocross where it can be used dozens of times - I'm inflating 700x33 tires from 17-22psi or so. Perfect little tool for that job.

[smontanaro]

I bought one recently as well. It works great. I've used it for just about every tire inflation need so far other than for a flat on the road.

My favorite use so far: Ellen and I rode to the Cubs/Yankees game a week or so ago. Todd Ricketts is a bikie, having owned a shop on the North Shore (Higher Gear?) for several years. He was also instrumental in installing a (free) bike valet service at Wrigley field. We're waiting for the valets to tag our bikes and roll them into the fenced parking area when this guy rolls up on an old mountain bike. He apparently decided to ride to the game at the last moment but didn't realize how low the pressure was on his tires. He asks the valets, "Do you have a pump?" They reply, "Sorry, no."

I pipe up. "I can help you." I whip out my Cycplus A2Pro, attach the short hose with the Shrader valve and have his tires inflated to rideable pressures (35-40psi) in seconds. He was shocked.

Unfortunately, the Cubs lost.

[smontanaro]

Originally Posted by Nomadmax

How long will it hold a charge in a seat bag? I don't flat very often.

Mostly, none of us do. I've used mine in my shop a half dozen times. It's handy to inflate a tire when your bike is on the stand. No need to remove the wheel or drop your bike to the floor. I have plenty of bikes (9-10 "good" ones in the basement shop, and several other around town bikes in the garage). Something always needs air. This makes it easy peasy. I've yet to actually use mine to inflate after an on-the-road flat repair.

[cgolvin]

Originally Posted by prototoast

I haven't tried with mine, but I'd say it'll probably work about as well as a regular floor pump for seating tubeless tires.

Thanks. For me that means "no," my floor pump won't do that job.

Fortunately, I recently remembered that my new(ish) car comes with a compressor that runs off the battery (I'd rather have an actual spare tire but oh well). Next time I have to seat a tubeless I'm going to give that a try, using the Presta/Schrader adapter on my Lezyne travel pump. Fingers crossed …

[glepore]

Originally Posted by smontanaro

Unfortunately, the Cubs lost.

Well, at least he wasn't shocked twice.

[cgolvin]

Originally Posted by smontanaro

Unfortunately, the Cubs lost.

Seems like this version is only capable of winning away from the friendly confines.

[shadco]

Originally Posted by benb

Are you guys putting these in a bag or jersey pocket or something?

I would be concerned longer term about it breaking from weather exposure I think.

Same thing with a cold-weather issue with the battery.

I don't know. It seems like a strange effort saving thing since it's a tiny effort not needed very often.

It's not like shifting where you do it thousands of times a year.

Bag along with spare tpu tube, good alcohol wipes, tpu patches, tire levers, 4 5 and 6mm Allen keys, SKS pressure gauge, nitrile gloves, small rag, and 15 bux.





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[many_styles]

Great, now I want one.


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[thwart]

Originally Posted by many_styles

Great, now I want one.

Exactly.

[MikeD]

Originally Posted by Nomadmax

It beats a pump (size wise) for those who run latex or TPU tubes and can't use Co2.

I would still carry a mini pump in addition. Treat it like CO2, which is a finite supply.

[benb]

It seems like these still don't have any place for me unless they start getting so good they beat floor pumps and 120VAC compressors.

In my garage I can't see using it vs the floor pump. I have a huge floor pump that typically takes like 1-2 pumps to reset pressure on road tires and more like 4-5 at most on my fat bike.

If something requires a ton of air I already have my 5 gallon compressor. But I don't use the compressor that often because I am done and long gone with the floor pump before the compressor could fill it's tank.

And given I just had a thread about going 8 years without a flat this thing would just be the equivalent of having to recharge the mini pump that I carry but never actually have to use.

That's just me though.. I still don't even find it a taxing thing to inflate a tire with a mini-pump. It's just not very hard and my mini pump saves about a 80g over this thing. (And I would probably end up carrying the mini pump as backup.)

[jacrider]

I have one. In the shop, I still use a floor pump. Getting a bike ready for a ride, it take just a few seconds to inflate to desired pressure. Then I toss it in my back pocket and head out. Currently, I still have my tiny frame pump, but I can see when I will leave that behind. I run tubes on my bikes, so inflating a tubeless isn't an issue for me. This thing is supposed to do 3 road bike tires or 4 gravel tires. Enough for me.