We all knew these were coming. It is here and it is awesome. Everyone should have one.
From my reading it seemed the tubeless inflator and floor
pump all-in-one combos worked well enough but were expensive and when used just
as a pump they appeared to be less than ideal.
I held out and am glad I did.
Operation of the Tire Booster is simple. Attach your
floor pump to the presta valve and pump up the canister. Pull the valve core from the wheel you are
inflating and attach the Tire Booster hose.
Then flip the lever that opens the air flow and whoof-bing-bing; the
tire inflates and the bead pings into place.
Flip the lever closed, remove the hose, replace the valve core on the
wheel and pump it to your desired pressure.
Gone are the days of getting sweaty pumping as fast as
you can pump waiting for fatigue to overtake denial. No more clinking sounds as spent CO2
cartridges bounce off each other in your trash can after trying and failing to
inflate your tubeless tires. No more
driving to the bike shop/gas station/friend’s house to use a compressor. No more risking physical injury with some
contrived inflation device hack. No
more puddles of orange sealant.
Perhaps the best news is that since changing tubeless
tires is suddenly (and for the first time) easy I’m less inclined to skip a
ride because I don’t want the hassle of swapping tires or go on a ride with
inappropriate tires because I am too lazy to swap.
I’ve used this on about a dozen tires and it has worked
perfectly on road tires, 40mm gravel monsters and 29er mountain bike
tires. It is small enough that it lives
in the back of my car so it travels wherever I do.
There are two paths forward here. First you can carry on and spend your money
on spilled sealant, CO2 cartridges and gas used driving to use a compressor and
then throw up your hands and buy one of these.
Or you can just order one and be done with it and spend the money you
would have wasted on sealant, gas and CO2 on more tires.
Highly recommended. Five out of five Evos!!!
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