These are a better option if you want to pump up, say, bicycle tyres, without having to wheel the bike next to your car. Some manufacturers will offer a direct repair or replacement service (as applicable) which will often resolve your problem more quickly. This Ansteker compressor, however, can also be powered by a 2000mAh battery – so you can quickly and easily move it to wherever you need air. If it’s under-inflated, it also means that more of the tyre’s surface area is in contact with the road, which leads to increased friction.

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With mini torches, adaptors and USB ports, some tyre inflators sound like they’ve dropped out of a Christmas cracker, but these features can come in surprisingly handy. Battery life of the Easypump is acceptable if not mind blowing, with it surviving around a week worth of deliberately using it at any given opportunity to check both my friend and I’s tire pressures before rides – both high volume MTB tires and high-pressure BMX tires.

However, most manufacturers use the 13-inch tyre as a measure of inflation speed, so we’ll forgive Halfords that. If you want to be equipped for every flat tyre eventuality, the VonHaus Cordless Tyre Inflator has you covered. The 67cm air hose coils neatly around a section at the top, which also contains a flip-out compartment for the bundled ball, inflatable toy and French valve adaptors.

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We will exchange or refund within the first 30 days if a manufacturers fault is found with this product.

Fortunately, the automatic shutdown frees you up to do other things while it reaches the desired pressure.