is this a good pump for a road bike? how hard is it to get the tires up to 120psi?
1013753
I'm sure it would handle it as good as any bike pump can. I use mine with mountain bike tires @ 65 psi, which have a higher volume than the road bike to fill, so it should handle it well even at the higher psi. What makes this pump so nice is the ergonomics of it. You can easily position the pump to maximize your own strength, and as efficiently as possible then fill the tire with a good pressure gauge read out to follow.
1013754
It will inflate till 120psi no problem and there is a gauge that shows the pressure. Good for roadbike.However, it is big to carry around and I decided to return just to carry my CO2 gas gun for easy inflationsonly thing is that
1013755
Yes, it works well for road bikes. I am able to get it to 160 so 120 should be no problem. Being smaller it will of course require more strokes to get it to pressure than a floor pump but it will take fewer than many of the mini road pumps including the Topeak Morph road pump. To get it to 160 I use both hands on the handle, one on top of the other. You might want to try this technique if you have trouble getting to 120.
1702499
Well, this one has a rather small reservoir also, so it will completely discharge itself into the tire in a few seconds, then slowly chug its way up to the 120 psi you require. However, that having been said, I find it does an adequate job airing up pretty much anything I have used it for. Have used it quite a bit over the last year and have had no problems. Remarkably easy to carry around and as long as you buy a good hose and pressure gauge, it should do the job. It won't be fast like a huge reservoir compressor, but it will get the job done.
343461
Hi... i used a regular pump like the one you use for bicycles. Just be mindful of the air pressure limits.Enjoy!
287743
We only use this pump on our cars mistly. Can' give you an answer for road bikes. Sorry.
1727362
I returned mine. I originally bought it for my bike tires and it was the wrong type of air pump. So it might be the wrong type for you too.
1359289
Depends on terrain... if flat, no problem.... but if hills - something with gears would be better.Also, depends on your weight... 220 is about the limit. I'm just about there and often get people telling me I have a soft tire... so on long commutes could be an issue. I travel with a pump just in case, but haven't had any problems. Also depends on your height - I'm 6'2" and so sometimes feel a little too tall for the bike. If you're under 6' shouldn't be an issue.
415104
The pump is designed for maximum output with an engine of 13 hp. This hooks right up to a honda GX390 which is what i am using in my application. I bought and used my pump this summer and it seems to work well. no complaints.
146831
I use my bike pump to inflate my pickup tires so it should work fine for motorcycles. It's a bit of a workout but in a pinch it's better than driving around with flat tires.
944631
It uses a standard 1/4" pipe thread air fitting. Which air fitting is dependent on what your system uses, ie M, U, T, or whatever you choose. A bike pump would not work, as this product requires a steady volume of air at around 90 PSI to create a vacuum inside the tank.
2216707
Only for tires rated at 60psi or less. Many bike tires require more, so a much better choice for cars AND bikes is the Viair model 70P ... same price but goes to 100psi.
1678919
You made me look...the specs on the Serfas site are correct. I own one, and even though the gauge on this pump reads up to 160 psi, the tag attached to mine listed it as being rated at 100 psi. This is fine for MTB or "fat-tire" bikes, but if you have a narrow tire or racing bike, there are better choices, putting it simply.
678306
Absolutely not. This is a very small, low-volume, high pressure pump for bike tires. You would spend literally hours trying to inflate an air mattress with it.
1058973
Yes. This is the only tire pump I have for all my vehicles, and it works fine for such purposes. As a kid growing up, we would use bicycle pumps such as these to pump up tires when we had flats and we were on the road, and our spare needed air. A bicycle pump will pump up any tire, regardless of size, as long as the valve stems on the tires are the same as the valve stems of the bicycle pump. Since bicycle tires, car tires, and even semi-truck tires all have the same valve stems, you may use a bicycle pump to pump up any of them. Just make sure the intended PSI of the tire you are pumping up is not greater than the PSI rating of the pump you are using. In this case, the bicycle pump is rated at 70 PSI, more than enough for the average car tire (somewhere around 35ish PSI is average for a car, although it varies from tire to tire). Note when pumping up a car tire, pump it up to the PSI recommended on the specifications sticker located on the driver's side door panel, NOT the max psi listed on the tire. Inflating a tire to its maximum rating will cause it to wear out super fast, and will not handle ideally.
271168
No I would not recommend this for pumping up bike tires. It is more for large inflatables. River rafts, air mattresses....etc...
678307
It would take a very long time and a lot of work, but it could be done. This pump does not put out a lot of volume, which is fine for a bicycle tire, but not for something as big as an air mattress. Look for something larger.
1689045
Wow...I don't know. You could try a bike pump, but I thought the pump came with it....I have like four of these and four pumps as well. Where do you live? I can send you one of mine. I don't need four.
1723064
The bike pump always works for me but I have changed out all my tubes for thicker more durable tubes from the bike shop. It has helped a lot but I still get flats occasionally.