Decent tyre inflator (pump)

[4sure]

Any suggestions for a pump that works more than twice, fed up with cheap crap that falls apart right when you need it.
General use car motorbike bicycle .
Manual or electric please give your experiences.
Exciting eh ! lol.

[krisdelta]

I have a Ring RAC610 plug in jobbie, purchased 3 years ago with a recommendation from here, still going strong and only £11.49 on Amazon currently.

ETA, a Vandorm legend 7 for bike tyres - above for cars.

Edited by krisdelta on Thursday 5th May 20:56

[anonymous-user]

Does it need to be portable or are we talking a base-operations set up?
If the latter, just cut to the chase and buy a decent DIY compressor and one of those garage forecourt pressure regulator jobbers.
Far more accurate, much less effort and the compressor has other uses.
Also sets you apart as a proper petrolhead

[uuf361]

I've also got a Ring RAC one from Amazon - had it about 8 years, gets used once a month, always been fine.

[foxsasha]

I've got a Ring 600, had it for a few years, gets regular use, has been spot on. Just ordered a Ring 635 (need two pumps for two locations), does what it says on the tin.

[grumpy52]

I have a silverline 3 in 1 jump start pack . Self powered tyre inflator ,light and of course jump start pack ,it also has a power outlet for charging phones etc .

[fatboy b]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004CRF9I0/ref...

[kambites]

I've got a Wolf compressor, albeit a bigger model than that. It's a generic thing which has clearly been made in "compressor factory number 27" in China somewhere but it works OK.

I've had it just over two years and have one problem - the switch failed due to a manufacturing defect. One good thing about it being a completely generic Chinese product is that a complete new switch (of which I only needed a tiny part) was only £6 from ebay.

[ReaderScars]

£14 at a local Screwfix, works great:

http://www.screwfix.com/p/ring-analogue-air-compre...

[Deisel Weisel]

Stay away from Michelin foot pumps. I’ve purchased two, each won an Auto Express shootout. Complete rubbish, both of them. I’ve had an RAC foot pump too, not much better.

[David87]

You need this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Premium-double-manometer-...

I've broken pretty much every other make of pump, but this one is on a different planet in terms of how well it's made. No, it's not cheap, but you won't have to buy another for a long time.

[Moog72]

I bought one of these from Costco when they were on offer: http://www.thoritedirect.co.uk/products/piston_air...

Not too weighty, portable enough and does the job (of inflating tyres, it's not big enough to do any serious compressor work)

[Andy RV]

These are rather solid!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/T-MAX-Heavy-Duty-Compress...

They're also normally a little cheaper on eBay.

[ApOrbital]

I have a RAC one you plug in the car cost about £10/£15.

[mph999]

I have one of these :

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/garage-equi...

It is excellent - battery so no leads to worry about, just charge it up now and then. The gauge is accurate when compared against two others.

They do a 12v plug in version which is cheaper and I expect just as good. As a bonus, there is a USB socket and 12v sockets as well if you want to power something out of the car/ charge phone etc ...

[1ians]

Ring RAC 900 here. Bit larger and you have to hook up to the battery but it's well built, quiet and efficient. With the way BMW alloys corrode and slightly lose pressure, it's prooved it's worth.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B000W08QZY