Genuine Innovations Proflate Elite CO2 Inflator

I carry one of these on all three of my bikes. I never really thought about flats much, I did have one on my Mtn Bike last summer. I was two miles out so I just walked the bike back. Otherwise I confess to being very lucky, almost 7K street miles since my last flat!! But then I got to thinking that I should be better prepared so I bought one of these inflators for each machine and I now carry a spare tube, levers and this gizmo in a seat bag on each machine. Well last Saturday I was flying down a hill on my TREK Madone, ran over something and ended up with a pinch flat. This time I was about 10 miles out. It was getting dark and I was pretty well used up so walking back wasn't an option. So out comes the tire repair gear, I pulled the old tube out and confirmed it wasn't a puncture, installed the new tube and remembered I had just stuck the inflator into the seat bag without the instructions. The good news is that this thing is simple to use and one cartridge inflated the tire to over 110 psi, I was on my way in minutes! Don't leave home without one, a spare tube and an extra CO2 bottle!!

If you must use CO2, then buy this because it works great for the mechanically inept like me. Best feature is that you can dispense the gas with control. Yeah, the handle's big but if you use threaded cartridges, you don't need it. Even with the handle, it's still small enough to fit in a seat post bag. Second-best part is that you don't need to read the directions. Just be standing beside the road, holding your wheel with the repaired tube and tire with aplomb, and you'll figure it out.

Appears to be a nice pump but, if you are limited for space in your seat bag, this is larger than other ones out there .

My inflator leaks all the CO2 out using a threaded or non-threaded cartridge. When you puncture the cartridge be ready to inflate your tire because the contents will be gone in a minute. Don't plan on using it more than once.