What compressor do you own?

[shiftin_gear98]

After swearing a lot at my new front tyre. The bugger really doesn't want to seat. I have even tried two petrol stations. Both hopeless. So before I set fire to my bike in a fit of rage. Can someone recommend a good cheap one. Yeah I know good and cheap don't go. But I don't have hundreds to spend. Off to wipe the blood off my hand after punching the garage door. And breathe....

[Sir Trev]

Do you have a fast-fit place near by? Most will be happy for a fiver in the back pocket for a blast on their airline. Much cheaper than buying something that will gather dust cluttering up your garage.

[Northern Biker]

Have you tried pressing the flat tyre button on the machines at petrol stations? It gives a big constant blast of air to inflate totally flat tyres.
Failing that, as Sir Trev suggests, any garage or tyre place would probably do it for a few beer tokens at most.

[shiftin_gear98]

Just been out in the light of day, now that the red mist of rage has gone. Tried the petrol station one last time for my piece of mind that I was using it correctly. It was still useless. So I went to find help, Halfords Autocenter, even more unhelpful and useless. Could you? No.
So was about to set off for home, red mist looming. When I noticed an independent garage I have ridden past loads of times and never spotted.
Sure no problem, 30 seconds later job done. He didn't even want to take any money. He did when I insisted. I took a business card. Next time the car needs a service I know where it's going. Just need to balance them and get them back on.

Still interested in what make of compressor you guys own, going on the birthday list.

[Bibio]

did you take the valve core out? sometimes it can help.

did you use tyre soap?

[shiftin_gear98]

Tyre soap, yeah almost half the pot trying to get it to slip on.

[embee]

I've got 2.
One is a cheap and cheerful old Machine Mart 4/25 I inherited from a friend. A little slow to charge and not up to supplying continuous heavy demand tools but as an everyday home workshop job it works well. Quite quiet.


I also got myself a small portable Impax item from Screwfix with a 12 lt tank, not sure they still do this particular one. It can be carried reasonably easily so useful for taking to the garage/driveway etc. Very noisy but does the job.
I use the euro style fittings which have a bigger bore than the typical PCL Vertex style fittings, and even the little one with a 12 Lt tank will seat tyres with no issue at all.