I’m finally going to buy an electric, oil-less pancake air compressor for my home bike shop. Helpful for inflating and seating tires, sure, but quickly and effectively cleaning and drying parts is what I’m really looking to gain. I’m a total newb to compressors though. Any recommendations? I’ll prob…

I picked up this one from HomeDepot last week and it worked perfectly for seating my troublesome tubeless tires/wheels. It is 6 gallon. I imagine that a 3 would be fine, but check what the ‘max pressure’ is. If you want to seat tubeless you need a good initial strong burst of pressure. [imag…

Which presta chuck did you get? Is it quick connect/disconnect to swap fittings?

I have two Pittsburg Air whatever from Harbor Freight, one a pancake and the other way bigger. Both get used a lot, built a few cars with them and they never quit. Both were super cheap.

I haven’t got a presta kitting yet. I was in a rush and so just grabbed what they had to get me started ( this accessory kit ). You can seat tubeless tires by removing the valve core and sticking the rubber outlet accessory right onto the valve. But I do plan on getting a presta chuck soon - there see…

I also have this same one and it works perfectly for setting up tubeless tires.

$60 harbor freight pancake and prestaflate “mini”. Works fine for car and easily seats mountain bike tires.

I got one of these for my compressor. Overkill for sure given there are far cheaper options, but it’s a great addition to a home shop. [image] Amazon.com : Park Tool Shop Inflator : Sports & Outdoors Amazon.com : Park Tool Shop Inflator : Sports & Outdoors $138.95 …

Not that it is necessary, but on the other end of the spectrum, Rolair makes some very nice compressors -if you have the buy it once approach. Again if just for inflating tires on an occasional basis, may be overkill.

For a bike shop compressor 3 is fine, 6 is better but for $100 you will be set. No reason to spend more.

Here’s another attachment I found on Amazon. I don’t have it but am considering purchasing. Might be worth a look. [image] Amazon.com : Prestacycle - Prestaflator ECO Road Bike Tire Inflator with Analog... Amazon.com : Prestacycle - Prestaflator ECO Road Bike Tire Inflator with Analog Pr…

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rgwis December 22, 2019, 4:03am 11

Here’s another attachment I found on Amazon. I don’t have it but am considering purchasing. Might be worth a look.

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