Single testFloor pump Bontrager Flash Charger

Stefan Frey

 · 18.01.2015

Single test: Floor pump Bontrager Flash ChargerPhoto: Georg Grieshaber
Single test: Floor pump Bontrager Flash Charger
Just big cheeks? No way! The bicycle floor pump from Bontrager replaces the compressor and makes it easier to inflate tubeless tyres.

It's the solution for tubeless tyres, noisy ears and small screwdriver basements. Thanks to an innovative idea, the Bontrager floor pump declares war on compressors and CO² cartridges. An additional reservoir on the Flash Charger can be filled to over eleven bar by pumping. If you flip the red lever, the compressed air escapes suddenly and effortlessly balances and seals tubeless tyres correctly on the rim. In several tests with 27.5-inch tyres up to 2.4 inches wide, one filling was enough to lift the tyre onto the rim and inflate it to around two bar. Apart from the plastic handle, the floor pump makes a very solid impression.


PLUS Ingenious compressor function with large volume
MINUS Simple plastic handle with thin wall thickness


Weight 2860 g
Price 120 Euro
Info www.bontrager.com

  The Bontrager Flash Charger floor pump is particularly suitable for voluminous MTB tyres.Photo: Georg Grieshaber The Bontrager Flash Charger floor pump is particularly suitable for voluminous MTB tyres.

Stefan Frey is from Lower Bavaria and loves the mossy, loamy trails of the Bavarian Forest as much as the rugged rock of the Dolomites. For technical descents, he is prepared to tackle almost any ascent - under his own steam. As an accessories specialist, he is the first port of call for questions about equipment and add-on parts, while as head of copywriting he sweeps the language crumbs from the pages of the BIKE print editions.

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