Looking for a good quality Air foot pump

finneyp · 21st January 2009, 15:17

I want to buy a good quality Air foot pump.

Wanted to buy the Michelin air pump, but is priced at Rs.2600, which is quite expensive :(
I know there are some foot pumps available at Rs.200-300 at Big Bazaar etc, but the quality is poor.

Any pointers to the same?

Fountainheader · 21st January 2009, 15:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by finneyp

I want to buy a good quality Air foot pump.

Wanted to buy the Michelin air pump, but is priced at Rs.2600, which is quite expensive :(
I know there are some foot pumps available at Rs.200-300 at Big Bazaar etc, but the quality is poor.

Any pointers to the same?

I dont think these 200-300 bucks pumps are any worth. Even on eBay you get pumps for Rs 250 or so.

Are there no branded foot pumps as such ? Other than Michelin, which I haven't heard actually

khan_sultan · 21st January 2009, 15:25

finney, Try METRO if you have access to the same . I took one 'double barrel' air pump from there for some ~100 odd bucks and have used it extensively for my Gypsy needs. It has worked perfectly fine. Though the build quality of the 'meter' is not great but is good enough for occasional use.

gauravchawla · 21st January 2009, 15:41

Me too using a local brand (made in india) .. works fine..

i use it v rarely for car (only in case of emergencies) and frequently for my cycle

The problem is with the unreliable pressure gauge that it has. but i can live with it.

Ajaybiz · 21st January 2009, 15:51

Buy any chinese pump which works on 12V and get the Michelin tyre pressure gauge from UK eBay as available stuff in India from Michelin is bit costly and old model.

watashi75 · 21st January 2009, 15:56

Buy an ordinary manual foot pump and a good digital/analogue gauge instead.

kri$hna · 21st January 2009, 16:53

Foot pumps (manual) are available from 450/- onwards in JC Road bangalore.. It should be more or less similar else where i believe ..

An electronic air pump is better as in no effort is required to pump air ... but i m not sure how useful it can be and how long wires you need to carryy in order to use it wid ur battery.. i havent seen one wid a 12 v adapter to plug in the lighter hole directly

HKumar · 21st January 2009, 17:24

Some Michellin dealers stock the pump.
I had bought the pump for around 2.5k to 3k from Sai Iyengar and Sons in Domlur some 4 months back. It is limited in stock. Try that its a good one. The gauge reading is in kg/cm2 as it is imported. So you can convert psi to the same and pump it up. I always pump up the air using the same now.

finneyp · 21st January 2009, 19:34

Thanks Shahnawaz, Gaurav, Ajay, Watashi, Krishna & Hkumar for your suggestions.

Will visit Metro this weekend & see if I can get the one Shahnawaz mentioned.

phamilyman · 21st January 2009, 21:00

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Originally Posted by Fountainheader

I dont think these 200-300 bucks pumps are any worth. Even on eBay you get pumps for Rs 250 or so.

Are there no branded foot pumps as such ? Other than Michelin, which I haven't heard actually

Footpumps are commodities. I bought a electrical one in Q2 07 and its still doing just fine. I don't see the value of a "branded" pump for ten times the price when 300 does it just fine.

Eddy · 22nd January 2009, 11:18

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Originally Posted by phamilyman

Footpumps are commodities. I bought a electrical one in Q2 07 and its still doing just fine. I don't see the value of a "branded" pump for ten times the price when 300 does it just fine.

Where did you get that one from ? I need one plus a pressure gauge.... Puhlease.....

9 punctures in the past 6 days !!!

Fountainheader · 22nd January 2009, 11:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eddy

Where did you get that one from ? I need one plus a pressure gauge.... Puhlease.....

9 punctures in the past 6 days !!!

You travel through jungles dude ?

You can buy digital pressure gauge from eBay. Use those discount coupons too

Ajaybiz · 1st February 2009, 20:06

I got this from UK eBay just for 17xx including shipping, bang for the money you pay.Now just going to buy some Chinese 12V air pump.

hyd_traveller · 28th June 2010, 16:42

I am reviving an old thread.

I came across this air pump :
eBay India: 12V CAR ELECTRIC AIR COMPRESSOR PUMP / TYRE INFLATOR (item 310221669746 end time 20-Jul-2010 12:29:51 IST)

1) Is this one or another similiar one like this one worth their price?

2) How long does it take to inflate from 14 psi (the deflated pressure of my tubeless tyre) to 30 psi (the correct pressure for my tubeless tyre) with such a pump?

thewhiteknight · 5th July 2010, 02:55

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Originally Posted by hyd_traveller

I am reviving an old thread.

I came across this air pump :
eBay India: 12V CAR ELECTRIC AIR COMPRESSOR PUMP / TYRE INFLATOR (item 310221669746 end time 20-Jul-2010 12:29:51 IST)

1) Is this one or another similiar one like this one worth their price?

2) How long does it take to inflate from 14 psi (the deflated pressure of my tubeless tyre) to 30 psi (the correct pressure for my tubeless tyre) with such a pump?

Nice

I have been thinking of getting a foot pump also and I saw similar ones at ebay, Big Bazaar and the like. I shot one of my tyres on the expressway and am not buying a single new tyre untill i replace all of them. As a result, i need to keep one of these in the car till i do replace all my tyres and it'll serve me anyway later too.

Can someone please tell us about their experiences/which ones are good and the like.

21st January 2009, 15:17	#1
finneyp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,762 Thanked: 403 Times View My Garage	Looking for a good quality Air foot pump I want to buy a good quality Air foot pump. Wanted to buy the Michelin air pump, but is priced at Rs.2600, which is quite expensive :( I know there are some foot pumps available at Rs.200-300 at Big Bazaar etc, but the quality is poor. Any pointers to the same?
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21st January 2009, 15:25	#3
khan_sultan Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Noida/Bangalore Posts: 4,945 Thanked: 6,476 Times View My Garage	finney, Try METRO if you have access to the same . I took one 'double barrel' air pump from there for some ~100 odd bucks and have used it extensively for my Gypsy needs. It has worked perfectly fine. Though the build quality of the 'meter' is not great but is good enough for occasional use.
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21st January 2009, 15:41	#4
gauravchawla BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: . Posts: 75 Thanked: 0 Times	Me too using a local brand (made in india) .. works fine.. i use it v rarely for car (only in case of emergencies) and frequently for my cycle The problem is with the unreliable pressure gauge that it has. but i can live with it.
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21st January 2009, 15:51	#5
Ajaybiz BANNED Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,440 Thanked: 321 Times View My Garage	Buy any chinese pump which works on 12V and get the Michelin tyre pressure gauge from UK eBay as available stuff in India from Michelin is bit costly and old model.
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21st January 2009, 15:56	#6
watashi75 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 518 Thanked: 13 Times	Buy an ordinary manual foot pump and a good digital/analogue gauge instead.
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21st January 2009, 16:53	#7
kri$hna BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bhagyanagarabad Posts: 229 Thanked: 31 Times View My Garage	Foot pumps (manual) are available from 450/- onwards in JC Road bangalore.. It should be more or less similar else where i believe .. An electronic air pump is better as in no effort is required to pump air ... but i m not sure how useful it can be and how long wires you need to carryy in order to use it wid ur battery.. i havent seen one wid a 12 v adapter to plug in the lighter hole directly
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21st January 2009, 17:24	#8
HKumar Newbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 16 Thanked: 0 Times	Some Michellin dealers stock the pump. I had bought the pump for around 2.5k to 3k from Sai Iyengar and Sons in Domlur some 4 months back. It is limited in stock. Try that its a good one. The gauge reading is in kg/cm2 as it is imported. So you can convert psi to the same and pump it up. I always pump up the air using the same now.
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21st January 2009, 19:34	#9
finneyp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,762 Thanked: 403 Times View My Garage	Thanks Shahnawaz, Gaurav, Ajay, Watashi, Krishna & Hkumar for your suggestions. Will visit Metro this weekend & see if I can get the one Shahnawaz mentioned.
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1st February 2009, 20:06	#13
Ajaybiz BANNED Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,440 Thanked: 321 Times View My Garage	Michelin Air Pressure Gauge I got this from UK eBay just for 17xx including shipping, bang for the money you pay.Now just going to buy some Chinese 12V air pump. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Ajaybiz : 1st February 2009 at 20:07.
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28th June 2010, 16:42	#14
hyd_traveller BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: "Luck-City", TS Posts: 748 Thanked: 398 Times	I am reviving an old thread. I came across this air pump : eBay India: 12V CAR ELECTRIC AIR COMPRESSOR PUMP / TYRE INFLATOR (item 310221669746 end time 20-Jul-2010 12:29:51 IST) 1) Is this one or another similiar one like this one worth their price? 2) How long does it take to inflate from 14 psi (the deflated pressure of my tubeless tyre) to 30 psi (the correct pressure for my tubeless tyre) with such a pump?
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