Is thia air compressor OK for tubeless ?

JensLehmann
JensLehmann Posts: 4
edited March 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
Is this sort of air compressor good enough to seat tubeless ? Some tyres seat the bead easily with a track pump, whereas used or non ust just wont happen for me. This compressor is only £70 ish so seems a bargain?


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ferm-Power-Air-Compressor-6L-180l-m-8bar-116psi-/270706675761?pt=UK_Air_Tools_and_Compressors&hash=item3f07601031[/url]

Also, do I need a special adapter - was thinking I could just take out the value core and blast it to seat the bead?

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    you will need an air line and tyre inflater as well.
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  • 02gf74
    02gf74 Posts: 1,171
    hmmmm, hard to say.

    For inflating tubeless tyres, what I found is that you need is a lot of air in order to seat the tyre so that reservoir had to be quite big*. From memory my compressor is about 50 l so much bigger than the 6 l tiddler you see there so I cannot say if it will work.

    * actually that is not quite true - it is about volume of air - small reservoir at high pressure = big reservoir at low pressure - the latter is my case since I use it for paint spraying left at about 30 psi..

    If you are buying a compressor just for doing tyres, then think about how often you will need to use it.

    It is possible to seat the tyre using a barrel pump but the trick is to apply washing up liquid to the rim/trye interface to form a temporary seal that holds just long enough to seat the tyre.

    Try that first before spending money on a compressor or spend a bit more on a bigger one so you can do other things like spray painting and/or use air tools.

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