The easy to read gauge means you’ll be able to dial in the pressure more accurately than using a hand pump or a CO2 inflator. Most bicycle floor pumps go up to at least 120 PSI, while some higher quality tire pumps will go upwards of 160 PSI. With a bike floor pump, it is incredibly easy to inflate a bicycle tire. Lower pressures give your tires better traction when riding off-road and higher pressures typically give you better rolling speed when riding on the road. Mountain bikes and hybrid bikes typically run lower air pressure, while road bikes tend to run very high air pressure. A pressure gauge notifies you how much tire pressure is in your tire. It’s common for a floor pump to have a pressure gauge on the main body of the pump that displays PSI (pounds per square inch) and barometric pressure. Most tubeless setups also use a presta style valve. A presta valve is a new type of valve which is typically found on modern road bikes and mountain bikes. ![]() A Schrader valve is the “traditional” type of valve which is commonly found of inexpensive modern bikes, older bikes, and car tires too. Most modern bike pumps are designed to work with presta or Schrader valves with some pump heads automatically working with both, while others feature an internal flip chip that must be reversed to go from one standard to the other. If you are looking for an easy and practical way to inflate your bike tire, then a standard floor pump is perfect for you because they are simplistic and have a sturdy base which allows you to brace the pump against the ground while you use it. Air compressors are quite expensive though, so most people don’t own them. The only way to inflate a tire faster than with a floor pump is with an air compressor. Compared to a hand pump, a floor pump has a much larger air chamber which means a higher volume of air is added to the tube/tire every stroke of the pump. I’ve not run this particular model long enough to comment on longevity but I do have a previous version of this pump which is now about 15 years old and I’ve never had any issues with it.Bike floor pumps are one of the easiest and quickest ways to inflate your bike tires. This is likely to be a problem with any track pump (I’ve not yet found one that fits), I tend to use a mini-pump with a hose on these wheels. The only wheel / valve I couldn’t get it to work on was on a child’s 20” wheeled bike where there’s not enough room between the spokes to fit the head. I’ve had no problem with getting a tight fit and no leaking whilst pumping. The massive cam lever on the head makes the pump really easy to attach and remove from your valves. ![]() The SwitchHitter II head does the job it’s supposed to do and has worked effectively on both Presta and Schrader valves. If you did want a pump that was more orientated to one end or the other of the volume:pressure ratio, Specialized do the Air Tool Floor Pump in HP (high pressure 252cc stroke volume, 145 psi max) and MTB (508cc, 40 psi max pressure) versions. But neither of these things have been an issue, the Air Tool Comp handles it all with ease. The downside of a do-it-all pump is that – relatively – you’ll need a few more pumps to inflate a gravel tire and a bit more oomph for higher pressures in a road tire than if you have a specific pump. As the variation was pretty consistent across pressures then it’s one that’s easy to adjust to. The gauge was really easy to read although, in comparison to readings from a Topeak digital gauge, were a little higher: Air Tool 40 psi = Topeak 35 psi, 60 psi = 54 psi, 80 psi = 73 psi. ![]() I’ve have also managed to seat tubeless tires with the Air Tool but not consistently. My MTB tires have pumped up quickly enough and I’ve had no issues getting my road tires up to the max 120 psi pressure the pump can handle. The Air Tool is really stable in use and pumping is quick and easy. (Image credit: Rachel Sokal) Specialized Air Tool Comp Floor Pump: The ride
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