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    Is this compressor big enough to seat tubeless tires?

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    1. Ford4130 on

      Yep, one at a time it will be fine. I have a larger version from California Air and love how much quieter it is than the standard bangers

    4. Kipric on

      Hell you dont even need a compressor for most tires, one of those pumps with the discharge canisters will work fine, and be as quiet as possible. (Think topeak joeblow booster)

    5. OptionalQuality789 on

      Just buy a $40 track pump. You can inflate a butyl tube inside the tyre to seat one side and then pull it out and seat the other. 

      You honestly don’t need a compressor.

    6. hike2climb on

      For the same price and silent option and small form you may be better suited with one of the standard bicycle floor pumps that have pressurized chambers for setting tubeless tires. But compressors can be useful for more than just bikes so you do you.

    7. und3t3cted on

      Attacking the tire with a standard track pump got it seated for me, and I have like zero upper body strength

    8. jfranci3 on

      Any tank is. Get the quiet one, which usually has a smaller tank.
      If you’re having trouble seating tires, try adding another layer of tape. It’ll seal the unseated bead better

    9. badasskickstand on

      I suck at bikes, and have seated several tubeless tires using a Walmart special floor pump, many beers and lotsa cursing. That’s more than enough power/volume! Enjoy the new toy.

    10. onjefferis on

      I use a one-gallon compressor at home and I can usually get my tubeless tires to seat. Not always though, sometimes it’s just not quite enough on certain setups.

    11. codeedog on

      FWIW, I’ve been able to install tubeless tires on all of my bikes (MTB, gravel, road) using a standard floor pump and a creative method of pushing the bead onto the bead seat. Starting at the valve, push one side of the bead onto the bead seat going in one direction only. Do this for about 1-2’. Then, flip the tire around and press the other side’s bead onto the bead seat about the same distance. This would be in the opposite direction (away from) the other bead seating. The idea is to have two beads seated and running away from each other on opposite sides of the wheel and starting at the valve.

      Remove the valve core, place the pump head and start pumping like wild.

      FWIW, I bought a compressor because I was tired of this method. HOWEVER, I just recently bought Fillmore valves for my three bikes which are amazing and make sealant application a snap (high flow valve and no valve core to remove) so the only time I’d be reseating tires is when I’m replacing them.

      I’ve found the compressor is a pain to setup and breakdown and not worth the effort unless I have a difficult tire.

    12. Noctifago on

      It does fine at the shop, honestly loved the quietness, old compressor startled me more than tight tires on carbon hoops (those pop like a thunder sometimes).

    13. hayduke_11 on

      My Milwaukee inflator can seat tires. I also have the California Air tools 2 gallon but don’t use it since I got the Milwaukee inflator. Which reminds me to post the California air tools on kijiji.

    14. Jay467 on

      I owned the wheeled version of this air compressor some time ago (sold it because of an international move, really wish I still had it). Worked great for seating tubeless setups.

    16. Woleva30 on

      definitely. I typically use my hand pump over my air compressor. IMO too easy for me to get to the 60psi max or whatever your wheels are.

      If i had a nice presta attachment with a gauge though id def use the compressor

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