Originally Posted by
josshua
Amen.
I recently wrestled with the idea of buying an floor pump or compressor. I'm glad to say I bought neither. The only purchase I made was for a high-pressure tire gauge and presta/schrader adapter. The local gas station has all the air I need for free. Short of that, for emergencies I still have my hand pump; which can get me TO the gas station. I don't see the need for anyone to own a floor pump with free air at the stations. Albeit, every station may not be running 120 PSI like mine, so that's an issue. But if you're lucky enough, even racers could fill up their tires earlier in the day before an event. I think the floor pump is just a convenience. That's my 2 cents
Consider yourself extremely lucky, the reason I had to buy a compressor was the gas stations never had one or it didn't work, or the very rare time there was one you had to feed it quarters. I can't remember the last time I found free air, its been many years.