Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?Īirshot says: "Tubeless tyres have become popular due to the obvious associated operational advantages of, amongst others: running lower pressures puncture resistance and, overall weight reduction. The Specialized tubeless cyclo-cross tyres on the Crux I tested recently required a bit of jiggery-pokery with a track pump, but the Airshot did the trick first time. I tried it on a fat Schwalbe mountain bike tyre that was refusing to inflate with a track pump, and it went straight up first time. In the instances when the tyre is being stubborn, the Airshot worked a treat. Few people have a compressor to hand, though.
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There are a few tricks that can help when the tyre won't inflate: using an inner tube to get one tyre bead seated, adding a layer of Gorilla tape to take up any slack in the tyre, or using a compressor. Other times, no amount of frantic pumping or swearing will do it. Sometimes a tubeless tyre will inflate on the rim first time, using a track pump. Use the track pump to fill the canister with 100-120psi of air, flick the lever, and hey presto, watch as the air rushes into the tyre and inflates it in an instant. The Airshot is basically just a metal canister with a hose on the top that you attach a track pump to, and another hose that you attach to the valve on the wheel.
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It is a little expensive for a product that ultimately you might not use a lot, though.
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The Airshot makes inflating even the most stubborn tubeless tyre a painless exercise, with a sudden and rapid flow of air that seats a tyre first time every time. Often this is simply because you can't get air into the tyre quickly enough. I love tubeless, but getting a tubeless tyre to inflate and stay seated on a tubeless compatible rim can be tricky.