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CO2 inflator. Which one?

Old 09-17-21, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by HeikoS69
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"Kilo" does not fit into the unit system of pressures in this context. As in Europe we use "bar" or "Pascal", it would either mean 4 kilobar (58015 Psi) or 4 kiloPascal (0.58 Psi).
1 bar = 100 kPa = 100000 Pa
1 Pa = 1 N/m² (apx 0.0981 kgf / m²)
1 bar = 100000 N/m² = 10 N/cm² (apx 0.981 kgf / cm²)

I would assume that Rebour is thinking in a different category in this text, that of ambient atmospheric air pressure.
Atmospheric air pressure (weather) is given a number in Europe that is around 1000. In a high pressure weather situation it is usually above 1000, in a low pressure situation it is below. The correct unit for this is millibar (mbar) or hectopascal (hPa).
So the "4 kilos" written in the text are surely 4000 mbar = 4 bar = 58 Psi.

In those days (1950!) racing bicycle tubulars on French roads were around 700x28c to 700x32c.
Yeah, usually I'm good about putting a "~" or "about" in front of approximations, forgot to this time.

Even though it's Earth-centric, I like the idea of referring to pressure in multiples of atmospheres. I wish it were done more.
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I ride most of the time with a pump. Have for years but I did get a co2 inflator to top off the tire. The first one I had didn't have the control valve so when you screwed the cartridge on it was punchered and used up all the co2. Not very efficient. The second was this Silca one I got sometime in the late 80's or early 90's don't remember when.




I went on a ride with friends once with no pump just three cartridges, thought that would be enough. One of the other riders flatted three times and didn't have a pump so I let him use my inflator and cartridges. He bailed on the end of the ride, an unsupported century, and I flatted about twenty miles later. At this point I had been dropped by the other riders and no-one was answering my phone calls so I walked about two miles before they figured out something was wrong and came back for me.

Needless to say, I don't ride with out a pump anymore. Still carry the co2 but always carry a pump.
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