There’s no doubt about it, this thing is a beast, worthy of the “Pro” name.Īlso, in case you haven’t noticed, this is obviously for garage use only you’re not going to carry this in your tank bag.Īnd by the way, I have read a few reviews from owners claiming that the inner gaskets on their AirTool Pro pump wore out too quickly. The Specialized AirTool Pro is - hopefully - a “last a lifetime” floor air pump. The new air chuck fits inside every motorcycle wheel we have tried so far. In short, it’s the smoothest and fastest floor pump I’ve ever used…and I’ve used a whole bunch of ’em in my lifetime! The handle is easy to grasp and the pump action is smooth and accurate with a good feel.
The AirTool Pro also has a nice, big, thick plastic handle with a pressure relief button in the center to bleed off the air in the tube when you’re done pumping. (My feeling is that the pump manufacturers would be better off saving money by forgetting about trying to add a dial pressure gauge, because I’ve never found one that’s both accurate and readable.)
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The AirTool Pro also has a big built-in pressure gauge on the base, but I calculate that it’s off by about 3 PSI when compared to my ol’ reliable Accu-Gage manual tire pressure gauge.īut the big dial on the AirTool Pro helps (slightly) to get an accurate read of the gauge when I’m manning the pump. You sure don’t have to worry about the pump body moving around with this one…
That weight is what gives the AirTool Pro its “Pro” feel and it also helps direct all of your pumping power into creating pressure. The pump weighs in at 2.36 kg (4 lbs., 8 oz.), which is more than twice the Topeak Joe Blow, so that cast aluminum must be pretty thick. They’re also covered with a sandpaper-like coating that provides a generous amount of grip. The big foot pads are molded as part of the base they don’t fold up or down and they act as a very sturdy base for the 65 cm tall (25.5 inches) pump. This is a very hefty floor air pump, with a base and tube made from cast aluminum. Specialized lists the AirTool Pro output as 360 cc of air per stroke and a max pressure of 150 PSI (10.3 bar). That’s about twice the per-stroke output of the Topeak Joe Blow, which makes sense because the tube on the AirTool Pro has a larger diameter and longer stroke. My measurements show that it puts out about 0.5 PSI for each stroke, which means just 5 strokes will squeeze about 2.5 PSI into a typical 120/70-17 front motorcycle tire. One thing’s for sure: the AirTool Pro really puts out the goods. So, I put my thinking cap on and after some time, I was finally able to figure out a fairly easy and very cheap way to solve the “big head” problem as you’ll see below.īut first, let’s take a gander at the specs. There’s just enough room to fit the pump head with the open lock, as you can see in the photo.ĭiscussing this later on with the bicycle shop owner, he agreed that the pump head on the AirTool Pro is way too big and won’t even fit on some bicycle wheels. The only bike I could find that works with the AirTool Pro head is the 1986 BMW R65 with the second-gen cast wheels. I don’t know why they had to make the dang thing so big the chuck head on my Topeak Joe Blow Sprint (review) from 2004 is nowhere near this size (and by the way, I still use that pump on a regular basis for bicycles, cars, trucks and yes - motorcycles). Uh-oh right away - I suddenly discovered just how really, really big the pump head on this beast really is. When not riding he can be found at the climbing wall, in his garden or cooking up culinary delights.As soon as I pulled into the garage, I had to try the new pump on a motorcycle tire. He’s also worked out that shaving your legs saves 8 watts, while testing aerodynamics in a wind tunnel. Outside of testing bikes, Tom competes in a wide range of mountain bike races, from multi-day enduros through to 24-hour races in the depths of the Scottish winter – pushing bikes, components and his legs to their limits. With more than twenty years of mountain biking experience, and nearly a decade of testing mountain and gravel bikes, Tom has ridden and tested thousands of bikes and products, from super-light XC race bikes through to the most powerful brakes on the market. He is also a regular presenter on BikeRadar’s YouTube channel and the BikeRadar podcast. Tom has written for BikeRadar, MBUK and Cycling Plus, and was previously technical editor of What Mountain Bike magazine. He has a particular focus on mountain bikes, but spends plenty of time on gravel bikes, too. Tom Marvin is a technical editor at and MBUK magazine.
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