Muc-Off AirMach Electric Mini Inflator: The battery-powered pump for your jersey pocket

Cycling can be quite exhausting. First you struggle up miserably long climbs, only to puncture your tyre on the first sharp rock or a nasty root growing out of the ground. Pffffffffftttt ... you're out of air and, to make matters worse, you have to manually re-pressurise your tyres.

However, as with so many unloved and stressful things, there are now clever solutions for flat tyres that are supposed to save you fat arms and, above all, time. Mini rechargeable pumps are supposed to pressurise bicycle tyres within seconds using a tiny compressor. We recently subjected 8 of them to an extensive test. Muc-Off now also has such a tiny product in its portfolio.

Muc-Off AirMach Electric Mini Inflator - Info and price

• Size: 64 x 56 x 28 mm
• Weight: 97 g (114 g with silicone cover)
• Print: Maximum 100 psi (approx. 6.9 bar) for 2 tyres (based on 700 C x 25 : 0-80 psi: ≈ 80-90 seconds)
• Battery: 300 mAh, USB-C charging socket
• Valve: Presta and shrader
• Extension available separately

Price: 105 Euro / AirHose extension 8 Euro

According to Muc-Off, the AirMach Electric Mini Inflator was developed to make inflating bicycle tyres as quick and effortless as possible. With modest dimensions of 64 x 56 x 28 mm and a weight of just 97 g (114 g with the silicone cover), the mini pump should actually fit in any jersey or trouser pocket.

Its housing is made entirely of aluminium and contains a powerful brushless motor. The integrated 300 mAh lithium-ion battery can be fully recharged via USB-C in 25 minutes. The battery pump is then said to pump air into a completely flat (25 mm narrow) tyre within 80 to 90 seconds for around 5.5 bar (80 psi) of pressure. Muc-Off states that the AirMach can inflate up to two tyres to a maximum of 100 psi (just under 7 bar).

The USB-C connection also serves as an air inlet, which should reduce the complexity and size of the device. In general, the AirMach Electric Mini Inflator is attached directly to the valve and operates both Presta and Shrader valves. In addition, Muc-Off offers the AirHose, an extension hose designed to facilitate operation on children's bikes and enable use on plastic valves or TPU hoses.

We have already tested a device that is very similar to the Muc-Off AirMach battery pump. Read on to find out whether the nanoFumpa electric air pump from Australian manufacturer Fumpa Pumps could convince us.