In comparison, an Airshot or my ghetto’d fire extinguisher inflated all of my test combinations first time. A few more combinations took a couple of goes and I learned the hard way that if you didn’t inflate the Team Compressor to the full 160psi then it didn’t work as well. There was only one combination that I didn’t manage to seat with it after several attempts (a 30mm rim and Schwalbe tyre). I’ve tried it with a combination of four different rims and two different brands of tyre in both 29in and 27.5in flavours. Overall the Team Compressor performs pretty well. Attach a floor pump to the compressor, charge to 160psi, attach the compressor’s valve to the tyre, and then flick the grey lever to release that pressure. On most attempts I got a 29 x 2.3in tyre to about 35psi. Each charge of compressed air will seat one tyre – depending on its size – up to 40psi. Keeping the track pump attached means you can top up the volume of the tyre to make sure it’s fully seated or adjust to the right pressure without having to disconnect and reconnect valves. This makes the system a bit cumbersome so it needs a bit of space and organisation before you start. You leave your track pump attached once it’s charged up. The space for the valve attachment is a bit tight so it needs a bit of a jiggle to ensure there’s a good fit. The Team Compressor charges through attaching your track pump via a Schrader valve. Pro’s Team Compressor is a tubeless tyre charger designed to help you inflate and seat tubeless tyres. Nor make me nervous when charging it up to its maximum pressure. It’s nicely solid, and unlike the lightweight Airshot it doesn’t fall over while you’re trying to use it. It looks like a portly track pump, has a reassuring weight and sits stably on the floor. You charge it up with a track pump, attach to your wheel’s valve, open the lever and let the high pressure / high volume air rush in to seat the tyre. Pro Bike Gear’s (Shimano’s accessory brand) Team Compressor is a charger system akin to the Airshot and those home-made devices. To make life easier there are a number of options for home tubeless inflators from using several CO2 canisters, ghetto systems of coke bottles or fire extinguishers, a track pump with an integrated secondary chamber, such as the Lezyne Overdrive, or a stand-alone charger system. The joy of getting a tubeless tyre inflated using a track pump alone is sadly a rare thing.
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