AirshotTubeless Tire Inflator 1.15l

Recently I was faced with seating a new set of tubeless tires for my road bike. In the past, I've had good luck using the "just pump until your arms fall off" method of seating tubeless tires along with the CO2 cartridge method, but I was feeling exceptionally lazy and I've had a few failures lately, so when I saw this was available for same day delivery, I decided to give it a shot (or is that an Air.. shot? Get it?). It did the trick alright, and got two 700x25c Schalbe Pro One tires seated on my Hope 20Five wheels in short order. There are a couple finer points worth noting... one is that it seems to work best (at least with narrower width road tires) if you position the valve stem in the 6 o'clock position, Another point is that you should rotate the tire at least once before inflating to get some sealant distributed around the tire. And finally, if you're using the valve-stem adapter which screws into your valve in place of the valve-stem, make sure that the valve is between the 3 and 9 o'clock positions so that the pressure doesn't push your sealant back up and into your air shot when you let it out of the tire to remove the Airshot. It should go without saying that if you're using the valve-stem adapter, you should let the pressure out of the system with the presta valve on top of the Airshot before removing the hose from the valve.So, over all, I'd say this thing does it's job well. It's built with nice hardware and will probably last for quite a while. I just wish it wasn't so pricey. Honestly it was a toss up between this and a California Air Tools CAT-1P1060S. This is 2/3rds the price of an actual air compressor. But this comes with all the proper fittings to connect to a presta valve and was available same day from Amazon, whereas I would've needed to buy a hose and a presta valve nozzle for the air compressor. Eventually I may still get a compressor, but for now, this does the trick.One final note, the bottle itself is shiny and slippery and will probably get bounced around occasionally if you're anywhere near as much of a klutz as me. I threw a couple old tube socks over the bottle to give it a little extra padding and some grip. The airshot folks sell a fitted neoprene sock on their site, but a couple tube socks seem to do the trick just as well.Pro's:* Easy to use* Quality parts* Does what it saysCon's:* Pricey

Works perfectly! Filled the Airshot to 160 and then opened the valve to dump it all into the tire. It instantly seated the tire and basically filled to my desired PSI. Trek FX Sport 5 with Pirelli P Zero Race TLRs for reference.I don't know if it's a requirement, but lifting the tire off the ground before releasing the air might help if you're having issues. My first attempts were at 100 and then 140 PSI with the tire sitting on the ground, but neither successfully seated the tire. Finally it worked as intended once filling to 160 PSI and lifting the tire off the ground first.WE RIDIN' TODAY BOYS!

All I can say is WOW. I needed to replace the tires on both of my road bikes and had no issues for 3/4 tires. However, the last tire just would not pop into place like the others and I decided to purchase the Airshot. After trying again and using the Airshot for the first time, it popped on in seconds!! What an incredible product, ABSOLUTELY worth the price, do yourself a favor and snag one, you won’t regret it.

This will work for its intended purpose, but it could be improved upon. You will likely need to remove the valve core on your wheel in order to get the flow of air to move quickly enough to pop the tire on the bead. After that, if you leave it in place for a few minutes, you can remove the tank, screw in the valve core, and inflate the tire to full pressure. The only main drawback I see with this tank itself is that there is no way to remove the Presta valve core in the tank inflation valve. These things often get bent or fail. Replacing the entire Presta valve assembly on the tank should not be the only option for something at this price level.

This thing is badass! Makes seating tubeless tires effortlessly!

This is so simple to use and worked perfectly the first time I tried it. Used it on downhill casing tires and after spraying soapy water on the bead of the tire I shot air into the valve (with the core removed) and the Airshot popped all the beats into place.

Incredibly surprised with how well this worked. Up to gravel tires only inflating it once to the recommended 120 psi. Slightly concerned about the flimsy looking pressed valve used to inflate, but if it bends, I think I can replace it easily. Great product if you live in an apartment or house where you cannot have a air compressor

WOW. I had 50mm gravel tires that WOULD NOT seat. Not with high volume floor pump. Not with CO2. Within 5 minutes of the product arriving they were on and ready to roll. Pro tip: seat without the core, then re-insert the core and pump up to required volume. 5/5 Stars. INCREDIBLE PRODUCT. Works as described. Very impressed. Thank you.