{"id":2114,"date":"2017-08-13T00:23:28","date_gmt":"2017-08-12T16:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/?p=2114"},"modified":"2017-08-13T16:53:36","modified_gmt":"2017-08-13T08:53:36","slug":"rideair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2017\/08\/13\/rideair","title":{"rendered":"RideAir"},"content":{"rendered":"
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To understand the RideAir, just imagine one of those disposable pressurized CO2 cartridges that work with your bicycle pump. But instead, it’s self-contained and<\/em> refillable \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

It takes the shape of a [large] water bottle (even comes with a frame mount) that can be taken with you during your ride. Now as to whether that’s a practical proposition or not, I would say it would depend on your needs as a rider.<\/p>\n\n

Popping off the top cover exposes the schrader intake valve – as well as a Presta adaptor. This is [obviously] where you put the air in. On the front of the cylinder you have a gauge which indicates at which pressure the air is stored at.<\/p>\n

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You can go up to a maximum of 230PSI (or 16BAR), but as you can see from the footage below, it largely depends on one’s mechanical advantage. I personally could only get it up to 160PSI before my floor pump can literally hold my entire weight – rendering any downward force I can generate a futile attempt. Perhaps there are other types of pumps that give better leverage, or I guess you can always refill it at your nearest gas station – assuming you can even set the machine that high. 1 <\/sup><\/a>My gas station only goes up to 55PSI max<\/span><\/span>