Recommended Tyre Pumps

[AdrianJ]

I have just destroyed another tyre foot pump. Pumping up to 35 psi the cylinder just jammed solid. On the last one the pressure gauge flew off. They were made by Ring and Michelin respectively.
I would buy an electric one but there is a lack of 12V supply on my A10   
Can anyone recommend one which can stand up to the rigours of pumping up tyres?
I would also use it for my car.
Cheers,
Adrian

[Roger (Doomtrainbarx)]

I bought a cheap 24litre tank compressor - quick easy and portable.

[RDfella]

Might have Ring or Michelin on the device, but look carefully and somewhere you'll see 'made in China'. Just about everyone (eg Bosch) have outsourced. What annoys me is the deception. 'made in Britain' these days usually means made in china, re-labelled and packaged in Britain.
What I'm suggesting here is that even a well-respected name no longer guarantees quality, for the reasons given above.

[Greybeard]

I have a small compressor in my shed

[AdrianJ]

RDFella, very true I’m afraid.

[AdrianJ]

Thanks folks. Thanks Compressor is a good idea, but I should have said I’m looking for something to sling in the sidecar boot.

[briancrossy]

I have an Air Hawk cordless pump from Argos  Just used it today to do all my vehicles and still charged up   Would definitely reccomend

[Colsbeeza]

Hi Adrian,
I am using a cordless Ryobi Tyre Pump - one with the 18V battery. Purchased as a "skin". It is great for the BSA and soccer balls etc, and weighs b--all. A little slow for car tyres pumping from flat. I did buy a similar-looking ALlaDI brand a few years ago, but didn't open the box for a couple of years, and by then it didn't work and the warranty had expired.
Trouble is getting locked into a particular brand of battery and having to buy the "skins" for all your other cordless tools. I also have drills, an impact driver and cordless angle grinder in the same brand. Not tradesman quality but great value if you don't have to earn a living with them.
I swear that I have no connection WITH the aforesaid company, only AT the tool if I am asking too much of it. .
Col

[AdrianJ]

Thanks again.  I must admit that cordless pumps hadn’t occurred to me. I’ll definitely explore that. Most of our stuff is Makita, but I’ll check out Argos as well.

[AdrianJ]

Greybeard and Roger,
I’ve been wondering about a compressor for painting as well. That may well be a good option

[Greybeard]

Greybeard and Roger,
I’ve been wondering about a compressor for painting as well. That may well be a good option

I don't think my compressor has suffient flow rate for spray painting.

[bsa-bill]

I don't think my compressor has sufficient flow rate for spray painting.

GB I have a small (Aldi/Lidl) type compressor bought from SGS 24 LT capacity, it is quite adequate for spraying motorcycle bits although no I wouldn't start on my Fiesta

[BagONails]

I just use my bike pump. Its a track pump, nothing special Topeak 'Joe Blow' for about 30 quids.
It does all the cars, caravan, bicycles anything up to 165psi and enough volume that I can pump up a typical  beezer tyre from zero to 30psi in about 45 easy strokes aaand...it keeps me fit, its reliable (15 years old still going strong) needs no power/ batteries etc. and takes up minimal space.

No affiliation
https://www.bicyclesonline.com.au/topeak-joeblow-max-hp-floor-pump?gclid=CjwKCAjwr56IBhAvEiwA1fuqGvq2l3rwGaQ_BU3egFJmuuXd818bRk9b0KBjXYaaXC2H3jMVYpbE1RoCg3wQAvD_BwE

[Rex]

I have a decent compressor in the workshop but that's a hundred yards from the garage where the running bikes are stored. I thought of a small compressor just for tyres but in the interests of saving space I bought a double cylinder foot pump off Ebay for twenty quid.
Works well too, and each stroke of the pump seems to equate to 1 psi rise in the inner tube on the in-built gauge, so a quick check before going out has never been easier.

[Colsbeeza]

Hi Rex,
I once bought a cheap foot-operated pump, but first time I used it it all wonked sideways and destroyed it.
Gotta spend more on those.
Col