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The mobile air tank from SKS pushes tubeless tyres into the rim bed at 16 bar. The reservoir is first filled with a suitable pump - not an easy task and a real sport from 12 bar. Be careful, the pump head can mutate into a projectile! The SKS cartridge then quickly deflates the filled air and inflates our 29 x 2.35 inch tyre to just over 1 bar according to the integrated pressure gauge. The 30 cm torpedo is designed for the bottle cage, but is very bulky. The valve adapter looks a bit antiquated. The SKS RideAir comes with a built-in 80 cm long cable lock.
Weight 519 grammes
Price 70 Euro >> e.g. available at Amazon
Conclusion: Unfortunately, taking the filled SKS RideAir with you on tour is not enough. You still need to pack a mini pump to inflate MTB tyres to the right pressure. However, the mobile air tank is an environmentally friendly alternative to CO2 cartridges and presses tubeless tyres into the rim bed at 16 bar.
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Sebastian Brust
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