Originally Posted by newbojeff
While pumping up my tire this morning, I was thinking that getting a CO2 inflator might be a good idea, but I've seen others blow tires out with CO2 inflators.
I've never heard of that happening...the only way I could conceive of it is by attempting to fill a narrow road tube using one of the larger CO2 cartridges, or "pilot error".
Using the entire contents of a standard small CO2 cartridge on my 700x23 road tires results in a modest under-inflation - around 80-90 psi.