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Old 02-21-26 | 07:24 PM
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The whole point of using the compressor is to put a blast of air in it is less a pressure point you are reaching but getting air in quickly to seat everything.

I wouldn't use stuff like that for much of anything it is 3rd party website randomness that is probably fine for non-emergency at home light tire inflation when somehow a pump isn't working but beyond that it is more e-waste.

You can get some cheap compressors that actually are designed to move air or I would look at one of the tubeless pumps where you fill air into a canister and then release the canister especially if I am not seating many tubeless tires. Honestly though I would just pay a little money and let the shop handle it all. You go out and ride or sit back and enjoy a tasty beverage and let them go through the hassle.

If you want something that is reasonably reliable and generally pretty low cost, California Air Tools makes some decent enough ones. We have them at my shop and no real complaints and we got them used from the shop that previously occupied the space and from an older shop that had one we got used. It isn't the greatest one ever but it does the job well enough and if we have to scrap it they are generally no more than 200 for the basic unit.

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